Synonyms of lapping (up)

lapping (up)

verb

present participle of lap (up)

as in welcoming

to receive or accept gladly or readily

a show-off who laps up attention the way a kitten does milk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• welcoming
• eating (up)
• embracing
• drinking (in)
• greeting
• enjoying
• taking up
• hailing
• liking
• deciding (on)
• adopting
• opting (for)
• singling (out)
• choosing
• preferring
• espousing
• selecting
• picking
• electing
• culling
• taking
• naming
• handpicking
• cherry-picking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• turning down
• passing up
• refusing
• declining
• rejecting
• objecting (to)
• balking (at)
• throwing over
• spurning
• demurring (to)