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Grovel synonyms and antonyms

grŏv'əl, grŭv'-

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wallow
To move with difficulty in a clumsy or rolling manner; flounder:
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crawl
(Intransitive) To act in a servile manner.
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prostrate
To throw oneself down in submission (also figuratively).
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sponge
Any of numerous aquatic, chiefly marine invertebrate animals of the phylum Porifera. Sponges characteristically have a porous skeleton, usually containing an intricate system of canals, that is composed of fibrous material or siliceous or calcareous spicules. Water passing through the pores brings food to the organism. Sponges live in all depths of the sea, are sessile, and often form irregularly shaped colonies attached to an underwater surface. Sponges are considered the most primitive members of the animal kingdom, since they lack a nervous system and differentiated body tissues or organs. Adults do not have moving parts, but the larvae are free-swimming. Sponges have great regenerative capacities, with some species able to regenerate a complete adult organism from fragments as small as a single cell. Sponges first appear during the early Cambrian Period and may have evolved from protozoa.
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court
To try to get the love of in order to marry; woo
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lick the dust
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crouch before
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truckle
To roll or move upon truckles, or casters; to trundle.
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kowtow
(Intransitive) To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground.
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implore
The definition of implore is to beg or plead.
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toady
(Intransitive, construed with to) To behave like a toady (to someone).
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cower
To crouch or huddle up, as from fear or cold
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snivel
To fret or complain in a whining, tearful manner
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beseech
To request earnestly; beg for:
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blandish
To flatter or coax in persuading; cajole
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flatter
To make feel pleased or honored; gratify the vanity of
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cater to
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humor
US spelling of humour.
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pamper
To give in to; gratify:
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curry favor with
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act-up-to
To equal in action; to fulfill in practice.
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play up to
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beg for mercy
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eat-humble-pie
(Idiomatic, intransitive) to admit one's faults; to make a humiliating apology
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soft soap
(Informal) To flatter
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butter up
(Idiomatic) To flatter, especially with the intent of personal gain.
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kiss one's feet
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lick another's boots
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knuckle-under
(Intransitive, idiomatic) To yield or cooperate when pressured or forced to do so.
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eat dirt
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brown-nose
Alternative spelling of brownnose.
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suck up to
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shine up to
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kiss-up-to
(Idiomatic) To pay false flattery to; to flatter in excess.
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hate (antonym)
To hate is defined as to feel strong and intense aversion or dislike.
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spurn (antonym)
To reject something by pushing it away with the foot.
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scorn (antonym)
To scorn is to express a feeling of contempt or disgust for something.
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abase
To lower, as in rank, office, condition in life, so as to hurt feelings or cause pain; to depress; to humiliate; to humble; to degrade. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
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bootlick
To seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior.
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brownnose
To curry favor with in an obsequious manner; fawn on.
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boast (antonym)
To have or possess (a desirable feature):
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cringe
(Dated, intransitive) To bow or crouch in servility.
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fawn
To fawn means to pay extra attention to something in an overly affectionate way.
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slaver
To slobber; drool.
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apple-polish
(US) To attempt to obtain favors, especially by flattery; to toady or fawn
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cotton
To come to understand. Often used with to or onto :
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suck up
(Idiomatic, chiefly with "to") To adulate or flatter somebody excessively, generally to obtain some personal benefit or favour.
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dance-attendance
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kiss someone's feet
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lick someone's boots
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over (related)
So as to be comprehensible, acceptable, or effective; across:
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creep
To creep is defined as to move slowly and quietly while close to the ground.
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squirm (related)
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sneer (related)
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stoop (related)
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fawn upon
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beg
To ask (permission) to do something:
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sneak
To go or move in a quiet, stealthy way.
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kneel
(Intransitive) To stoop down and rest on the knee or knees.
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reverence
The definition of reverence is treating with great respect.
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polish the apple
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  • I want someone who can contribute intelligent conversation, not grovel at my feet.

  • You know how I feel and I'll be darned if I'm going to grovel at your feet.

  • Kiera was about to grovel to her friend and apologize when the prisoner snatched her, wrapped a thick arm around her neck, and dragged her against his body.

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