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Synonyms of flannel

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Another word for flannel is flip. Other synonyms of flannel are fawn, toady, apple-polish, bootlick and bow and scrape.

Synonyms and similar words for flannel

nounSynonym of flip (“hot mixture of beer, spirit, etc.”).

  • flipA mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron (a “flip dog”).

verbTo flatter; to suck up to.

  • fawnTo seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour.
  • toadyTo behave like a toady (toward someone).
  • apple-polish USTo attempt to obtain favors, especially by flattery; to toady or fawn.
  • bootlickTo seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior.
  • bow and scrapeTo behave in a servile, obsequious, or excessively polite manner.
  • brownnoseTo flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion.
  • butter upTo flatter, especially with the intent of personal gain.
  • dickride vulgarTo behave in a submissive, subservient, or overflattering manner toward.
  • duchess AustraliaTo court or curry favour for political or business advantage; to flatter obsequiously.
  • fawn overTo praise excessively in order to get a favor.
  • fellate figuratively, vulgarTo suck up to, to flatter or be shamefully subservient to.
  • honey around figurativelyTo cajole or sweet-talk (someone); to hang out around (someone) as a yes-man or toady.
  • kiss someone's ass vulgarTo flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion to gain their...
  • kiss someone's ringTo give respect or reverence to someone; to express servitude to someone.
  • kiss upTo pay false flattery to another, particularly a superior at work, in order to get special attention.
  • kowtow figuratively
  • lick someone's ass vulgarTo flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion.
  • lick someone's balls vulgarTo act in a subservient manner; to suck up to.
  • overflatterTo flatter unduly or excessively; to overpraise.
  • overpraiseTo do so toward a person.
  • overrateTo esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due.
  • suck upTo absorb (fluid).
  • honey up dated, figurativelyTo cajole, suck up to or sweet-talk (someone).

Meaning of flannel

  1. noun A soft cloth material originally woven from wool, today often combined with cotton or synthetic fibers.
  2. noun A washcloth.
  3. noun A flannel shirt.

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Questions about synonyms of flannel

What is another word for flannel?
Flannel has 24 synonyms on Word.ws, such as flip, fawn, toady, apple-polish, bootlick, bow and scrape, brownnose and butter up.
What does flannel mean?
Flannel means a soft cloth material originally woven from wool, today often combined with cotton or synthetic fibers.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: flannel (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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