grovel
- verb (v)
Meaning: 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
softsoap
stoop
suck up to
truckle
wheedle
yes
Antonyms:
boast
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