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Synonyms for grovel
verb abase, demean oneself- beseech
- fawn
- beg
- blandish
- bootlick
- brown-nose
- court
- cower
- crawl
- creep
- cringe
- crouch
- flatter
- humor
- implore
- kneel
- kowtow
- pamper
- prostrate
- revere
- snivel
- soft-soap
- stoop
- truckle
- wheedle
- apple-polish
- beg for mercy
- bow and scrape
- butter up
- cater to
- eat crow
- eat dirt
- eat humble pie
- fall all over
- humble oneself
- kiss one's feet
- make much of
- make up to
- play up to
- suck up to
- yes
Antonyms for grovel
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
bootlicking
verb. flatter
bow and scrape
verb. be excessively polite
court
verb. fawn over, pay attention to
- allure
- ask in marriage
- attract
- beseech
- bid
- bootlick
- captivate
- charm
- chase
- cultivate
- curry favor
- date
- entice
- entreat
- flatter
- follow
- gallant
- go out with
- go steady
- go together
- go with
- grovel
- importune
- invite
- keep company with
- make love to
- make overture
- make time with
- pander to
- pay addresses to
- pay court to
- please
- pop the question
- praise
- propose
- pursue
- run after
- seek
- seek the hand of
- serenade
- set one's cap
- solicit
- spark
- spoon
- sue
- sweetheart
- take out
- woo
courted
verb. fawn over, pay attention to
- allure
- ask in marriage
- attract
- beseech
- bid
- bootlick
- captivate
- charm
- chase
- cultivate
- curry favor
- date
- entice
- entreat
- flatter
- follow
- gallant
- go out with
- go steady
- go together
- go with
- grovel
- importune
- invite
- keep company with
- make love to
- make overture
- make time with
- pander to
- pay addresses to
- pay court to
- please
- pop the question
- praise
- propose
- pursue
- run after
- seek
- seek the hand of
- serenade
- set one's cap
- solicit
- spark
- spoon
- sue
- sweetheart
- take out
- woo
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.