suck (up to)

verb

Definition of suck (up to)next
as in to fawn

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suck (up to)
  1. fawn
  2. kowtow
  3. coax
  4. honey
  5. butter up
  6. wheedle
  7. cajole
  8. idolize
Verb
  • Fuentes enjoyed a brief flare of mainstream publicity last year, culminating in a fawning interview with former Republican kingmaker and broadcaster Tucker Carlson.
    — Will Carless, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • Evelyn then gets to meet Juliette, who is visibly uncomfortable with this fangirl fawning all over her.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 July 2026
Definition of fawn
Verb
  • The decision has led to accusations that FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has kowtowed to Trump, who last year won FIFA’s inaugural peace prize, prompting European lawmakers to call for an investigation into how the prize was awarded, Le Monde reported.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 6 July 2026
  • Yet at the deadline, Frank said the quiet part out loud about how the Clippers used to build the roster to kowtow to Leonard, but the time for those maneuvers was over.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of kowtow
Verb
  • After some coaxing from family, Ramirez realized he was perfectly equipped to create mobile kitchens from scratch.
    — Jacob Sisneros, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
  • The audience was delighted to be coaxed, delighted to hear from Goldberg herself.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
Definition of coax
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  • The mouthfeel is thick, chewy, and honeyed, with a hint of marzipan.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Her voice, languid and honeyed, can glide over sensual R&B, bouncing reggaetón, shimmering pop or nostalgic jazz.
    — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
Definition of honey
Verb
  • As the lots rolled by, Mosoff watched quietly, still fortified by the exclusive tasting laid on to butter up bidders prior to the action.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 25 May 2026
  • Ben spends the afternoon buttering up Ellie and praising her cake-icing skills, and even gives her the task of decorating the wedding cake.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of butter up
Verb
  • Chef Albert was a restaurateur trying to wheedle a good review out of a tough restaurant critic.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • In a bid to rekindle the couple’s honeymoon phase, Yasmin troubleshoots by wheedling a chief executive role for him at payment processing company Tender (run by Max Minghella‘s inscrutable puppet-master Whitney Halberstram), and throwing her husband a lavish costume party for his 40th birthday.
    — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2026
Definition of wheedle
Verb
  • Ostensibly playing themselves, the group here gathers at a country manse to celebrate one member’s breakaway mainstream success — and for the other three to beg/cajole him into sharing that good fortune.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 28 July 2026
  • Someone there has to be gobbier and start cajoling players into their proper positions.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of cajole
Verb
  • Fedorov, just 35 years old, has spent his career idolizing the startup, entrepreneurial culture of Silicon Valley, and sought to recreate it in Ukraine.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026
  • The legend of Caitlin Clark was blossoming, with millions of average Americans idolizing her family-first background and humble Midwestern roots.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026
Definition of idolize
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“Suck (up to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suck%20%28up%20to%29. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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