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fawn
Synonyms and Antonyms of fawn
to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior a student who could not wait to fawn over the new teacher Synonyms apple-polish, bootlick, fuss, kowtow, suck (up), toady, truckle Related Words drool, gush, slaver, slobber; endear, ingratiate; court, woo; adulate, idolize, worship; blandish, cajole, coax, flatter, overpraise, soft-soap; cower, cringe, grovel; abase, debase, demean; defer, submit, yield Phrases curry favor, kiss up to Near Antonyms despise, disdain, scorn; gibe (or jibe), jeer, scoff; brave, challenge, defy
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