Synonyms of kiss someone's ass
23 similar words
Another word for kiss someone's ass is brownnose. Other synonyms of kiss someone's ass are kiss someone's ring, lick someone's ass, apple-polish, bootlick and bow and scrape.
Synonyms and similar words for kiss someone's ass
verbTo flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every...
- brownnoseTo flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion.
- kiss someone's ringTo give respect or reverence to someone; to express servitude to someone.
- lick someone's assTo flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion.
- 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.
- 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.
- fawnTo seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour.
- fawn overTo praise excessively in order to get a favor.
- fellate figuratively, vulgarTo suck up to, to flatter or be shamefully subservient to.
- flannelTo flatter; to suck up to.
- honey around figurativelyTo cajole or sweet-talk (someone); to hang out around (someone) as a yes-man or toady.
- kiss upTo pay false flattery to another, particularly a superior at work, in order to get special attention.
- kowtow figuratively
- 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).
- toadyTo behave like a toady (toward someone).
- honey up dated, figurativelyTo cajole, suck up to or sweet-talk (someone).
Meaning of kiss someone's ass
- verb To flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion to gain their favor.
Questions about synonyms of kiss someone's ass
- What is another word for kiss someone's ass?
- Kiss someone's ass has 23 synonyms on Word.ws, such as brownnose, kiss someone's ring, lick someone's ass, apple-polish, bootlick, bow and scrape, butter up and dickride.
- What does kiss someone's ass mean?
- Kiss someone's ass means to flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion to gain their favor.
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