Synonyms of the word

kowtow

• v. (intransitive) To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground.
• v. (intransitive) To bow very deeply.
• v. (intransitive, figuratively) To act in a very submissive manner.
• n. The act of kowtowing.

blandish

• v. (transitive) To persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.
• v. (transitive) To praise someone dishonestly; to flatter or butter up.

bootlick

• v. (transitive) To seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior.
• v. (intransitive) To engage in fawning, servile behavior.
• n. (US) A toady or sycophant.

bow

• n. A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string,…
• n. A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
• n. A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various…
• n. A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a single taut cord stretched between the…
• n. A type of knot with two loops, used to tie together two cords such as shoelaces or apron strings, and…
• n. Anything bent or curved, such as a rainbow.
• n. The U-shaped piece which goes around the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
• n. Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating…
• n. (nautical) A crude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.
• n. (saddlery) Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree.
• n. The part of a key that is not inserted into the lock and that is used to turn the key.
• v. To play music on (a stringed instrument) using a bow.
• v. (intransitive) To become bent or curved.
• v. (transitive) To make something bend or curve.
• v. (transitive, figuratively) To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively;…
• v. (intransitive) To premiere.
• v. (intransitive) To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.
• v. (transitive and intransitive) To debut.
• v. (intransitive) To defer (to something).
• n. A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence.
• n. (nautical) The front of a boat or ship.

bowing

• v. present participle of bow (bend).
• n. The act of bending at the waist, as a sign of respect or greeting.
• n. A bending.
• n. A technique for bowing a musical instrument, such as a violin.

fawn

• n. A young deer.
• n. A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.
• n. (obsolete) The young of an animal; a whelp.
• adj. Of the fawn colour.
• v. (intransitive) To give birth to a fawn.
• v. (intransitive) To exhibit affection or attempt to please.
• v. (intransitive) To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour (with on or upon).
• v. (intransitive, of a dog) To wag its tail, to show devotion.

flatter

• n. A type of set tool used by blacksmiths.
• n. A flat-faced fulling hammer.
• n. A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips such as watch springs.
• n. Someone who flattens, purposely or accidently. Also flattener.
• n. (Britain, New Zealand, slang) Someone who lives in a rented flat.
• adj. comparative form of flat: more flat.
• v. To compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favour.
• v. To enhance someone's vanity by praising them.
• v. To portray someone to advantage.
• v. To encourage or cheer someone with (usually false) hope.

genuflect

• v. (intransitive) To bend the knee, as in servitude or worship.
• v. (intransitive) To behave in a servile manner; to grovel.

kotow

• n. Alternative spelling of kowtow.
• v. Alternative spelling of kowtow.

obeisance

• n. Demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a deep bow which demonstrates such…
• n. An obedient attitude.

scrape

• v. To draw an object, especially a sharp or angular one, along (something) while exerting pressure.
• v. To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.
• v. To barely manage to achieve.
• v. To collect or gather, especially without regard to the quality of what is chosen.
• v. (computing) To extract data by automated means from a format not intended to be machine-readable, such…
• v. To occupy oneself with getting laboriously.
• v. To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or similar instrument.
• v. To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow.
• v. To express disapprobation of (a play, etc.) or to silence (a speaker) by drawing the feet back and forth…
• n. A broad, shallow injury left by scraping (rather than a cut or a scratch).
• n. A fight, especially a fistfight without weapons.
• n. An awkward set of circumstances.
• n. (Britain, slang) A D and C or abortion; or, a miscarriage.
• n. A shallow depression used by ground birds as a nest; a nest scrape.

toady

• n. A sycophant who flatters others to gain personal advantage.
• n. (archaic) A coarse, rustic woman.
• v. (intransitive, construed with to) To behave like a toady (to someone).

truckle

• n. A small wheel; a caster or pulley.
• n. A small wheel of cheese.
• v. To roll or move upon truckles, or casters; to trundle.
• v. (intransitive) To act in a submissive manner; to fawn, submit to a superior.