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Kowtow

//ˈkaʊˌtaʊ//

Synonyms for "kowtow" (86 found)

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General use (75)

Name, noun, verb(2 words)

Verb(22 words)

scrape fawn toady suck up grovel cower truckle kneel bootlick genuflect play up to bend the knee bow to lick the dust kotow making a leg bending the knee standing at attention toadeat make a leg

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knuckle to apple-polish

Intj, name, noun, verb(2 words)

Adj, verb(1 words)

Noun(10 words)

inclination submission servility obeisance salutation submissiveness genuflection obsequiousness supination kotow

Noun, verb(13 words)

crawl stoop homage reverence slaver curtsy truckle lickspittle bootlick kneeling brown-nose bow and scrape bowing and scraping

Adj, noun, verb(2 words)

Name, noun(1 words)

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make a reverence

Informal (11)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Noun, verb, slang(3 words)

scrape nod salute

Adj, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Adj, intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Verb, slang(2 words)

bow down butter up

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