Synonyms for "grovelling" (26 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (6)

submissiveabjectapple-polishingass-kissingbasebrown-nosing

Strong matches (7)

coweringcrawlingcringingfawningkowtowing

Adjective(2 words)

cringinggroveling

Related words (13)

lowmeanobsequiousscrapingservileslavishsordidsubservientsycophantishtoadyingtruckling

Adjective(2 words)

wormlikewormy

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

3 relation types

form of

1 entries

grovel

has context

1 entries

british

similar

2 entries

submissive

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

He had to send them a grovelling letter.

Source: tatoeba (3404775)

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