Synonyms of kissing up to

kissing up to

phrase

present participle of kiss up to

as in sucking (up)

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

• sucking (up)
• currying favor
• fussing
• drooling
• apple-polishing
• fawning
• truckling
• kowtowing
• toadying
• submitting
• courting
• deferring
• bootlicking
• wooing
• endearing
• gushing
• slavering
• slobbering
• ingratiating
• worshipping
• blandishing
• coaxing
• cringing
• flattering
• idolizing
• cowering
• cajoling
• yielding
• soft-soaping
• demeaning
• groveling
• debasing
• overpraising
• adulating
• abasing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• despising
• disdaining
• scorning
• jeering
• challenging
• scoffing
• defying
• gibing
• braving