What is another word for grovel?
862 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɡɹˈɒvə͡l], [ ɡɹˈɒvəl], [ ɡ_ɹ_ˈɒ_v_əl]
Groveling is a humiliating and unappealing behavior that no one would like to be associated with. There are different synonyms for the term grovel, such as crawling, begging, fawning, crawling, kowtowing, and subservient. Other related terms include flattery, sycophancy, bootlicking, toadying, and brown-nosing. The varied synonyms portray different contexts of obsequious behaviors in different situations. None of these words produce a positive connotation, making it best to avoid such actions in any situation. It is always better to project a confident and independent personality rather than groveling for approval or favors.
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Similar words for grovel:
- court (noun)
- welter (noun)
- apple-polish (verb)
- bow and scrape (verb)
- court (verb)
- cower (verb)
- crawl (verb)
- creep (verb)
- cringe (verb)
- crouch (verb)
- fawn (verb)
- ingratiate (verb)
- prostrate (verb)
- slave (verb)
- sweet-talk (verb)
- truckle (verb)
- wallow (verb)
- court
- crawl
- cringe
- crouch
- flatter
- noun
- truckle
- other relevant words (adjective)
- other relevant words (verb)
Synonyms for Grovel:
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n.
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- bolt ,
- cry out ,
- hyperventilate ,
- shout ,
- tremble .
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- over .
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v.
• apple-polish- brown nose ,
- brown nosed ,
- brown noses ,
- brown nosing ,
- brown-nosed ,
- brown-noses ,
- kiss someone feet ,
- kiss someones feet ,
- kissed someone feet ,
- kissed someone's feet ,
- kissed someones feet ,
- kisses someone feet ,
- kisses someone's feet ,
- kisses someones feet ,
- kissing someone feet ,
- kissing someone's feet ,
- kissing someones feet ,
- lick someone boots ,
- lick someones boots ,
- licked someone boots ,
- licked someone's boots ,
- licked someones boots ,
- licking someone boots ,
- licking someone's boots ,
- licking someones boots ,
- licks someone boots ,
- licks someone's boots ,
- licks someones boots .
- bob curtsy ,
- bobbed a curtsy ,
- bobbed curtsy ,
- bobbing a curtsy ,
- bobbing curtsy ,
- bobs a curtsy ,
- bobs curtsy ,
- bow scrape .
- ask marriage ,
- asked in marriage ,
- asked marriage ,
- asking in marriage ,
- asking marriage ,
- asks in marriage ,
- asks marriage ,
- be sought ,
- be-sought ,
- goes steady ,
- going with ,
- in vite ,
- in-vite ,
- keeping company with ,
- kept company with ,
- made love to ,
- made overture ,
- made time with ,
- makes love to ,
- makes overture ,
- makes time with ,
- making love to ,
- making overture ,
- making time with ,
- paid addresses to ,
- paid court to ,
- pandered to ,
- pandering to ,
- panders to ,
- payed addresses to ,
- payed court to ,
- paying addresses to ,
- paying court to ,
- pays addresses to ,
- pays court to ,
- pop question ,
- pro pose ,
- pro posed ,
- pro posing ,
- pro-pose ,
- pro-posing ,
- ran after ,
- runs after ,
- seek hand of ,
- seeking hand of ,
- seeking the hand of ,
- seeks hand of ,
- seeks the hand of ,
- set cap ,
- set one cap ,
- set ones cap ,
- sets cap ,
- sets one cap ,
- sets one's cap ,
- sets ones cap ,
- setting cap ,
- setting one cap ,
- setting one's cap ,
- setting ones cap ,
- sought hand of ,
- sought the hand of ,
- went steady .
- abased oneself ,
- abases oneself ,
- abasing oneself ,
- dragged along ,
- dragged oneself along ,
- dragging along ,
- dragging oneself along ,
- drags along ,
- drags oneself along ,
- go all fours ,
- go belly ,
- go fours ,
- go on fours ,
- goes all fours ,
- goes belly ,
- goes fours ,
- goes on all fours ,
- goes on belly ,
- goes on fours ,
- going all fours ,
- going belly ,
- going fours ,
- going on all fours ,
- going on belly ,
- going on fours ,
- loitered along ,
- loitering along ,
- loiters along ,
- lollygagged ,
- move at snail pace ,
- move at snails pace ,
- move hands and knees ,
- move hands knees ,
- move on hands knees ,
- move snail pace ,
- move snail's pace ,
- move snails pace ,
- moved at snail pace ,
- moved at snail's pace ,
- moved at snails pace ,
- moved hands and knees ,
- moved hands knees ,
- moved on hands and knees ,
- moved on hands knees ,
- moved snail pace ,
- moved snail's pace ,
- moved snails pace ,
- moves at snail pace ,
- moves at snail's pace ,
- moves at snails pace ,
- moves hands and knees ,
- moves hands knees ,
- moves on hands and knees ,
- moves on hands knees ,
- moves snail pace ,
- moves snail's pace ,
- moves snails pace ,
- moving at snail pace ,
- moving at snail's pace ,
- moving at snails pace ,
- moving hands and knees ,
- moving hands knees ,
- moving on hands and knees ,
- moving on hands knees ,
- moving snail pace ,
- moving snail's pace ,
- moving snails pace ,
- pulled along ,
- pulled oneself along ,
- pulling along ,
- pulling oneself along ,
- pulls along ,
- pulls oneself along ,
- went all fours ,
- went belly ,
- went fours ,
- went on all fours ,
- went on belly ,
- went on fours .
- approached unnoticed ,
- approaches unnoticed ,
- approaching unnoticed ,
- crawl all fours ,
- crawl fours ,
- crawl on fours ,
- crawled all fours ,
- crawled fours ,
- crawled on all fours ,
- crawled on fours ,
- crawling all fours ,
- crawling fours ,
- crawling on all fours ,
- crawling on fours ,
- crawls all fours ,
- crawls fours ,
- crawls on all fours ,
- crawls on fours ,
- gumshoed ,
- in sinuate ,
- in sinuated ,
- in sinuates ,
- in sinuating ,
- in-sinuate ,
- in-sinuated ,
- in-sinuates ,
- in-sinuating .
- am at beck and call ,
- am at beck call ,
- am beck and call ,
- am beck call ,
- am obsequious ,
- am servile ,
- are at beck and call ,
- are at beck call ,
- are beck and call ,
- are beck call ,
- are servile ,
- art at beck and call ,
- art at beck call ,
- art beck and call ,
- art beck call ,
- art obsequious ,
- art servile ,
- be at beck call ,
- be beck and call ,
- be beck call ,
- being at beck and call ,
- being at beck call ,
- being beck and call ,
- being beck call ,
- being obsequious ,
- being servile ,
- buddied up ,
- buddies up ,
- buddying up ,
- cave into ,
- cave to ,
- caved in to ,
- caved into ,
- caved to ,
- caves in to ,
- caves into ,
- caves to ,
- caving in to ,
- caving into ,
- caving to ,
- de base ,
- de based ,
- de basing ,
- de-base ,
- de-based ,
- de-basing ,
- fall knees ,
- fall on knees ,
- fall on one knees ,
- fall on ones knees ,
- fall one knees ,
- fall one's knees ,
- fall ones knees ,
- falling all over ,
- falling knees ,
- falling on knees ,
- falling on one knees ,
- falling on one's knees ,
- falling on ones knees ,
- falling one knees ,
- falling one's knees ,
- falling ones knees ,
- falling over ,
- falls all over ,
- falls knees ,
- falls on knees ,
- falls on one knees ,
- falls on one's knees ,
- falls on ones knees ,
- falls one knees ,
- falls one's knees ,
- falls ones knees ,
- fell all over ,
- fell knees ,
- fell on knees ,
- fell on one knees ,
- fell on one's knees ,
- fell on ones knees ,
- fell one knees ,
- fell one's knees ,
- fell ones knees ,
- fell over ,
- honeyed up ,
- honeying up ,
- honeys up ,
- honied up ,
- is at beck and call ,
- is at beck call ,
- is beck and call ,
- is beck call ,
- is obsequious ,
- is servile ,
- laid it on ,
- laying it on ,
- lays it on ,
- licked boots ,
- licking boots ,
- licks boots ,
- made to ,
- made up to ,
- make to ,
- makes to ,
- makes up to ,
- making to ,
- making up to ,
- paid court ,
- payed court ,
- paying court ,
- pays court ,
- play to ,
- played to ,
- played up to ,
- playing to ,
- playing up to ,
- plays to ,
- plays up to ,
- was at beck and call ,
- was at beck call ,
- was beck and call ,
- was beck call ,
- was obsequious ,
- was servile ,
- wast at beck and call ,
- wast at beck call ,
- wast beck and call ,
- wast beck call ,
- wast obsequious ,
- wast servile ,
- were at beck and call ,
- were at beck call ,
- were beck and call ,
- were beck call ,
- were obsequious ,
- were servile ,
- wert at beck and call ,
- wert at beck call ,
- wert beck and call ,
- wert beck call ,
- wert obsequious ,
- wert servile .
- gat in with ,
- gat with ,
- get with ,
- gets in with ,
- gets with ,
- getting in with ,
- getting with ,
- got in with ,
- got with ,
- gotten in with ,
- gotten with ,
- handed a line ,
- handed line ,
- handing a line ,
- handing line ,
- hands a line ,
- hands line ,
- insinuated oneself ,
- insinuates oneself ,
- insinuating oneself ,
- seeking favor ,
- seeks favor ,
- sought favor .
- bows down ,
- casting before ,
- casts before ,
- fall feet ,
- falling at feet ,
- falling feet ,
- falls at feet ,
- falls feet ,
- fell at feet ,
- fell feet ,
- sur rendered ,
- sur rendering ,
- sur renders ,
- sur-render ,
- sur-rendered ,
- sur-rendering ,
- sur-renders .
- skivvied ,
- work fingers bone ,
- worked fingers bone ,
- worked fingers to bone ,
- working fingers bone ,
- working fingers to bone ,
- works fingers bone ,
- works fingers to bone ,
- wrought fingers bone ,
- wrought fingers to bone .
- kiss one feet ,
- kiss ones feet ,
- kiss up ,
- kiss upped ,
- kiss upping ,
- kiss ups ,
- kiss-upped ,
- kiss-upping ,
- kiss-ups ,
- kissed feet ,
- kissed one feet ,
- kissed one's feet ,
- kissed ones feet ,
- kisses feet ,
- kisses one feet ,
- kisses one's feet ,
- kisses ones feet ,
- kissing feet ,
- kissing one feet ,
- kissing one's feet ,
- kissing ones feet ,
- kissup ,
- kissupped ,
- kissupping ,
- kissups ,
- scratch back ,
- scratch one back ,
- scratch ones back ,
- scratched back ,
- scratched one back ,
- scratched one's back ,
- scratched ones back ,
- scratches back ,
- scratches one back ,
- scratches one's back ,
- scratches ones back ,
- scratching back ,
- scratching one back ,
- scratching one's back ,
- scratching ones back .
Other synonyms:
- apple-polish ,
- brownnose ,
- lionize .
Other relevant words:
- Flinched ,
- Honeying ,
- Inched ,
- Inching ,
- Jollies ,
- Scrabbled ,
- Scrabbling ,
- Slank ,
- Snaked ,
- Snaking ,
- Snowed ,
- Snowing ,
- Tiptoes ,
- WORMS ,
- Winced ,
- Wormed ,
- Worming ,
- abase oneself ,
- approach unnoticed ,
- be at beck and call ,
- be obsequious ,
- be servile ,
- bob a curtsy ,
- bow and scrape ,
- bow down ,
- bowed down ,
- bowing down ,
- brown-nose ,
- brown-nosing ,
- buddy up ,
- cast before ,
- cater to ,
- catered to ,
- catering to ,
- caters to ,
- cave in to ,
- court ,
- cower ,
- crawl ,
- crawl on all fours ,
- creep ,
- cringe ,
- crouch ,
- curtsied ,
- curtsying ,
- drag along ,
- drag oneself along ,
- fall all over ,
- fall at feet ,
- fall on one's knees ,
- fall over ,
- falls over ,
- fawn ,
- fawning ,
- flatter ,
- get in with ,
- go on all fours ,
- go on belly ,
- gumshoeing ,
- hand a line ,
- hand line ,
- honey ,
- honey up ,
- honied ,
- indulge oneself ,
- ingratiate ,
- insinuate oneself ,
- jollied ,
- jollying ,
- kiss someone's feet ,
- laid on ,
- lay it on ,
- lay on ,
- laying on ,
- lays on ,
- lick boots ,
- lick someone's boots ,
- loiter along ,
- lollygag ,
- lollygagging ,
- lollygags ,
- make up to ,
- move at snail's pace ,
- move on hands and knees ,
- mucked ,
- mucking ,
- pay court ,
- play up to ,
- poke ,
- prostrate ,
- pull along ,
- pull oneself along ,
- pussyfoot ,
- scrabble ,
- scrabbles ,
- seek favor ,
- skivvies ,
- skivvy ,
- skivvying ,
- slave ,
- slinks ,
- snuck ,
- take pleasure ,
- tiptoed ,
- tiptoeing ,
- truckle ,
- wallow ,
- wince ,
- work fingers to bone ,
- worm ,
- writhing .
- Gallanted ,
- Gallanting ,
- Serenaded ,
- Serenading ,
- Sweethearting ,
- ask in marriage ,
- gallants ,
- go out with ,
- go steady ,
- go together ,
- go with ,
- goes out with ,
- going out with ,
- going steady ,
- groveling ,
- grovelling ,
- keep company with ,
- keeps company with ,
- make love to ,
- make overture ,
- make time with ,
- pander to ,
- pay addresses to ,
- pay court to ,
- pop the question ,
- run after ,
- running after ,
- seek the hand of ,
- set one's cap ,
- spark ,
- spoon ,
- sweethearted ,
- take out ,
- takes out ,
- taking out ,
- took out ,
- went out with .
- CH ,
- act up to ,
- be ,
- beg ,
- beg for mercy ,
- blandish ,
- butter up ,
- crouch before ,
- curry favor with ,
- dance attendance on ,
- eat dirt ,
- eat humble pie ,
- fawn upon ,
- humor ,
- implore ,
- kiss up to ,
- kneel ,
- knuckle under ,
- lick the dust ,
- make much of ,
- pamper ,
- polish the apple ,
- reverence ,
- shine up to ,
- snivel ,
- soft soap ,
- sponge ,
- stoop ,
- suck up to ,
- wheedle .
- Beslaver ,
- Humored ,
- Overpraising ,
- bootlick ,
- get next to ,
- humoring ,
- laid on thick ,
- lay it on thick ,
- lay on thick ,
- laying it on thick ,
- overpraise ,
- overpraised ,
- overpraises ,
- rub the right way ,
- soft-soap ,
- soft-soaped ,
- soft-soaping ,
- spread it on ,
- spread on ,
- sweet-talk ,
- sweeten up ,
- work on ,
- work over ,
- worked on ,
- worked over ,
- working on ,
- working over .
- Grabble ,
- Grovelled ,
- Wabble ,
- abase ,
- apologize ,
- apple polisher ,
- back away ,
- be inactive ,
- be late ,
- be promiscuous ,
- bend ,
- bend the knee ,
- bend the neck ,
- bend to ,
- beseech ,
- boot-lick ,
- bow ,
- bow to ,
- coax ,
- commit adultery ,
- couch ,
- crawler ,
- crawling ,
- creeper ,
- creeping ,
- curry favor ,
- curtsy ,
- dance attendance ,
- dawdle ,
- debauch ,
- defer ,
- demean oneself ,
- depress ,
- derogate ,
- diminish ,
- dissipate ,
- do obeisance ,
- drag ,
- drawl ,
- dweeb ,
- dwindle ,
- earthworm ,
- eat crow ,
- fall back ,
- falter ,
- filch ,
- flag ,
- flatterer ,
- flinch ,
- flounder ,
- flunkey ,
- flunky ,
- fornicate ,
- funk ,
- get down ,
- give in ,
- go on tiptoe ,
- grope ,
- groveller ,
- grovels ,
- grow over ,
- gumshoe ,
- halt ,
- hang fire ,
- hobble ,
- humble oneself ,
- hunch ,
- hunch down ,
- inch ,
- inch along ,
- kiss one's feet ,
- knuckle to ,
- kotow ,
- kowtow ,
- kowtow to ,
- lackey ,
- lag ,
- lay ,
- lessen ,
- lickspittle ,
- lie ,
- lie down ,
- lie low ,
- lie prone ,
- limp ,
- linger ,
- loiter ,
- loll ,
- lounge ,
- lower ,
- lower oneself ,
- lumber ,
- mince ,
- minion ,
- mouse ,
- move slowly ,
- obey ,
- pad ,
- philander ,
- plod ,
- plunder ,
- prostrate oneself ,
- prowl ,
- quail ,
- rake ,
- recline ,
- recoil ,
- repose ,
- reptile ,
- revere ,
- roll ,
- salaam ,
- saunter ,
- scramble ,
- scrape ,
- shamble ,
- shorten ,
- shrink ,
- shrivel ,
- shuffle ,
- sidle ,
- sleep around ,
- slink ,
- slither ,
- slouch ,
- slug ,
- snake ,
- sneak ,
- spaniel ,
- sprawl ,
- squat ,
- stagger ,
- steal ,
- submit ,
- surrender ,
- swing ,
- sycophant ,
- take one's time ,
- tippytoe ,
- tiptoe ,
- toady ,
- toddle ,
- trail ,
- traipse ,
- trotter ,
- trudge ,
- tumble ,
- underlie ,
- waddle ,
- wallow in the mire ,
- wanton ,
- welter ,
- whore ,
- wiggler ,
- womanize ,
- worm along ,
- wriggle ,
- yes ,
- yes-man ,
- yield .
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How to use "Grovel" in context?
Groveling is a shameful act in which a person begs for forgiveness or mercy. In some cultures, groveling is seen as a form of submission. A person who grovels is often seen as weak, discredited, and submissive.
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