Synonyms of kiss up to

kiss up to

phrase

as in curry favor

to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior

He was always kissing up to his professors.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curry favor
• fuss
• suck (up)
• drool
• apple-polish
• fawn
• kowtow
• truckle
• toady
• court
• submit
• defer
• bootlick
• woo
• gush
• slaver
• worship
• ingratiate
• endear
• slobber
• coax
• idolize
• cringe
• flatter
• cower
• overpraise
• cajole
• soft-soap
• yield
• debase
• blandish
• grovel
• demean
• adulate
• abase

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disdain
• scorn
• despise
• challenge
• brave
• defy
• scoff
• jeer
• gibe