Clawback

Synonyms for "clawback" (46 found)

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Closest matches (10)

apple polisher backslapper bootlicker brown nose brownie courtier

Noun(4 words)

apple polisher ass-licker bootlick brownnose

Strong matches (13)

creature disgorgement dupe faithful servant flatterer flunky groveler helot instrument jackal lackey

Noun(2 words)

glazer groveler

Related words (23)

Noun(6 words)

lick-platter lickpot malus people pleaser sycophant toady

malus mealymouth minion peon puppet reptile serf slave stooge suck sycophant timeserver toad toady tool truckler yes man

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9 relation types

More general

5 entries

regaining restitution restoration return takeback

Synonyms

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coordinate

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derived from

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etymologically related_to

1 entries

scratch someone's back

has context

5 entries

business legal taxation united kingdom us

is a

1 entries

related to

7 entries

entitle evidentiary flatterer genuine mistake performance sycophant

similar

1 entries

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

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The airline got a clawback provision in the event of failure of the engines to meet fuel-consumption targets.

Source: wiktionary

Take hede of theſe claubackes, theſe venemous people that wil come to you, that will folowe like Gnatoes and Paraſites, if you folowe them, you are oute of your boke.

Source: wiktionary

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