fawned

VERB

ingratiate oneself to; serve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crouch grovel

STRONG

abase blandish bow cajole cotton court cower crawl creep cringe debase defer flatter invite jolly kneel kowtow massage oil pander scrape slaver snow stoop stroke submit toady truckle woo yield

WEAK

apple-polish be at beck and call be obsequious be servile brownnose buddy up butter up cater to cave in to curry favor fall all over fall on one's knees honey up lay it on lick boots make up to pay court play up to

Antonyms

STRONG

deny fight force honor ignore refuse reject

Example Sentences

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To beauty's wiles, in ev'ry class, I've bowed; Fawned, flattered, sighed, e'en constancy have vowed What gained? you ask—but little I admit; Howe'er we aim, too oft we fail to hit.

From Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Complete by La Fontaine, Jean de