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kowtowing

verb , present participle of kowtow

Synonyms and Antonyms of kowtowing

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

you can try kowtowing to the boss, but he'll see right through you

Synonyms of kowtowing

apple-polishing, bootlicking, fawning, fussing, sucking (up), toadying, truckling

Words Related to kowtowing

drooling, gushing, slavering, slobbering

endearing, ingratiating

courting, wooing

adulating, idolizing, worshipping (also worshiping)

blandishing, cajoling, coaxing, flattering, overpraising, soft-soaping

cowering, cringing, groveling (or grovelling)

abasing, debasing, demeaning

deferring, submitting, yielding

Phrases Synonymous with kowtowing

currying favor, kissing up to

Near Antonyms of kowtowing

despising, disdaining, scorning

gibing (or jibing), jeering, scoffing

braving, challenging, defying

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