Synonyms for "kowtowed" (102 found)

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Closest matches (21)

fawnscrapeapple-polishbendbend the kneebend the neckbend tobending the kneebobbob a curtsybob downbootlickbowbow and scrapebow downbow the headbow tobowing and scrapingbrown-nose

Verb(2 words)

bootlickbrownnose

Strong matches (30)

butter upcowercrawlcreepcringecringe tocrouchcrouch beforecurtsydance attendance ondipping the colorsdo homagedo obeisanceduckfall down beforeflattergenuflectgenuflectiongrovelhomage

Verb(9 words)

croodledickridefawnfawn overfellateflannelgenuflecthoney aroundhoney up

Noun(1 words)

dogeza

Related words (51)

inclinationkneelkneel tokneelingknuckle tolick the dustlickspittlemake a legmake a reverencemake obeisancemaking a legnodobeisanceobsequiousnesspander topay court toplay up topresenting armsprostrateprostration

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reverencesalaamsalutationsaluteservilityshine up toslaversquatstanding at attentionstoopsubmissionsubmissivenesssuck up tosupinationtoadeattoadytruckletruckle to

Verb(12 words)

kiss someone's asskiss upkotowlick someone's asslick someone's ballsoverflatteroverpraiseoverratescrapesuck uptoadytruckle

Noun(1 words)

kotow

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kowtow

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Tom kowtowed.

Source: tatoeba (7727770)

I kowtowed.

Source: tatoeba (12639755)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.