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Seeking favor by way of flattery or obsequiousness

Complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree

Expressed appreciatively or as a compliment

Excessive praise or approval, often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favor

An excessive willingness to serve or please others

Present participle for to seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior

Present participle for to praise or flatter, especially excessively

Present participle for to be excessively fond of

Present participle for to flatter or compliment excessively

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Adjective

Seeking favor by way of flattery or obsequiousness

bowing and scraping

apple-polishing

forelock-tugging

excessively deferential

under the thumb

under one's thumb

at beck and call

in one's clutches

in one's pocket

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“The Roman satirists savagely expose the fawning homage heaped upon the childless rich.”

Adjective

Complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree

over-appreciative

highly favourable

overly flattering

all over someone

apple-polishing

forelock-tugging

over-enthusiastic

laid on with a trowel

overenthusiastic

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Adjective

Expressed appreciatively or as a compliment

highly favourable

highly favorable

with highest recommendation

with high praise

highly complimentary

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Noun

Excessive praise or approval, often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favor

currying favour

pats on the back

charm offensive

servile flattery

pat on the back

congratulations

acknowledgment^US

acknowledgement^UK

flattering remark

mark of respect

insincere flattery

round of applause

pat on the head

affectionate utterance

affectionate talk

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Noun

An excessive willingness to serve or please others

Verb

Present participle for to seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior

curry favoring with

curry favouring with

ingratiating oneself with

apple-polishing

dancing attendance on

falling all over

licking someone's boots

rubbing up the right way

currying favour

paying court to

kneeling before

abasing oneself before

falling on one's knees

cringing before

falling over oneself for

grovelling before

praising to excess

smarming around

bowing and scrape before

praising to the skies

singing the praises of

bowing and scraping

humbling oneself

prostrating oneself

behaving obsequiously

abasing yourself

kissing one's feet

keeping someone sweet

scratching one's back

abasing oneself to

ingratiating yourself

showing respect for

demeaning oneself to

bowing and scrape to

knuckling under

kissing someone's feet

getting in with

bobbing a curtsy

kissing the feet of

prostrating oneself to

seeking the favour of

trying to get on the good side of

eating humble pie

humiliating yourself

prostrating oneself before

trying to win over

doing everything for

showing deference

going along with

demeaning oneself

bending the knee

laying it on thick

spreading it on

getting on the right side of

putting on a pedestal

complimenting excessively

back-scratching

buttering up to

stroking one's ego

playing the game

gaining the favor of

getting in good with

making overtures

rubbing the right way

hero-worshipping

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“Thus, subjects flatter and fawn over the king. Through this behavior, they believe that no one else loves the sovereign as much as they do.”

Verb

Present participle for to praise or flatter, especially excessively

expressing admiration for

laying it on thick

waxing lyrical about

spreading it on

laying it on with a trowel

hero-worshipping

complimenting excessively

rubbing the right way

paying blandishments to

saying nice things about

paying court to

ingratiating yourself

paying tribute to

licking someone's boots

falling all over

putting on a pedestal

kissing one's feet

currying favour

curry favouring with

curry favoring with

ingratiating oneself with

dancing attendance on

buttering up to

stroking one's ego

back-scratching

abasing oneself to

keeping someone sweet

demeaning oneself to

bowing and scrape to

rubbing up the right way

getting on the right side of

prostrating oneself to

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“The servants and dependants of her uncle discovered, with the quick cunning of vulgar minds, that to fawn and flatter her were easier and surer methods of forwarding their interests.”

Verb

Present participle for to be excessively fond of

lavishing affection on

Verb

Present participle for to flatter or compliment excessively

kissing one's feet

falling all over

putting on a pedestal

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