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Synonyms for brown nose
verb fawn- bootlick
- brown-nose
- butter up
- curry favor
- flatter
- grovel
- kiss someone's feet
- kowtow
- lick someone's boots
- suck up to
- sweet-talk
- toady
- truckle
More words related to brown nose
bootlick
verb. flatter
butter up
verb. charm someone with flattery
cajole
verb. attempt to coax; flatter
- apple-polish
- argue into
- banter
- beguile
- blandish
- bootlick
- brown-nose
- butter up
- con
- deceive
- delude
- dupe
- entice
- entrap
- get around
- get next to
- hand a line
- induce
- influence
- inveigle
- jolly
- lay it on thick
- lure
- make up to
- maneuver
- mislead
- oil
- play up to
- push
- rub the right way
- seduce
- snow
- soap
- soft-soap
- soften
- spread it on
- stroke
- suck up to
- sweet-talk
- sweeten up
- tantalize
- tempt
- urge
- wheedle
- work on
- work over
cower
verb. hide, hover in fear
crawl
verb. humble oneself
cultivate
verb. enrich situation; give special attention
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