- bootlicking, fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish - attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
Antonym: sincere (indirect, via insincere)
- fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel - show submission or fear
--1 is one way to bend, flex
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun fawner1
Somebody ----s PP
- fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up - try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"
--2 is one way to flatter, blandish
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun fawner1
Sam and Sue fawn
- fawn - have fawns; "deer fawn"
--3 is one way to litter
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun fawn2
Something ----s