Synonyms of suck (up)

suck (up) 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to fuss

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

a young lieutenant constantly sucking up to the commanding officer

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in to soak (up)

to take in (something liquid) through small openings

these lilacs sucked up all the water I added to the vase yesterday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soak (up)
• drink
• absorb
• take up
• swallow
• sponge
• imbibe
• sip
• gulp
• slurp
• quaff
• guzzle
• swig
• swill

suck-up

2 of 2

noun

as in flunkey

a person who flatters another in order to get ahead

I'd like to give my boss a birthday present, but I don't want to look like a shameless suck-up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flunkey
• flunkie
• sycophant
• lickspittle
• bootlicker
• toady
• brownnoser
• minion
• fan
• flunky
• parasite
• henchman
• sponge
• admirer
• devotee
• slave
• apple-polisher
• fawner
• yes-man
• pupil
• apparatchik
• hanger-on
• lackey
• partisan
• disciple
• worshiper
• idolator
• leech
• follower
• sponger
• enthusiast
• stooge
• satellite
• adherent
• company man
• lapdog
• zealot
• worshipper
• cultist
• idolater
• partizan
• running dog
• groveler
• votary
• camp follower
• convert
• me-tooer