| Main Entry: |
grovel |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
abase, demean oneself |
Synonyms: |
apple-polish,
beg, beg for mercy,
beseech, blandish, bootlick, bow and scrape, brown-nose, butter up, cater to,
court, cower,
crawl,
creep,
cringe, crouch, eat crow, eat dirt, eat humble pie, fall all over,
fawn*,
flatter, humble oneself,
humor,
implore, kiss one's feet, kneel, kowtow, make much of, make up to,
pamper, play up to,
prostrate*,
revere, snivel, soft-soap, stoop, suck up to, truckle,
wheedle,
yes*
|
Antonyms: |
boast
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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