Synonyms for "brown-nose" (47 found)

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Closest matches (10)

apple polisherbackslapperbootlickerbrowniecourtcourtiercreaturecringe

Noun(1 words)

brown noser

Verb(1 words)

butter up

Strong matches (14)

cultivatedupefaithful servantfawn uponflatterflattererflunkygrovelerhandshakehelotinstrumentjackalkowtowlackey

Related words (23)

make up tomealymouthminionpeonplayplay up topuppetromancerun afterserfshine up toslavestoogesucksuck up tosycophanttimeservertoadtoadytool

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truckletruckleryes man

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More general

2 entries

blandishflatter

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Tom is a brown-nose.

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