713 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ kˈa͡ʊta͡ʊ], [ kˈa‍ʊta‍ʊ], [ k_ˈaʊ_t_aʊ]

Similar words for kowtow:

• bootlick (noun)
• bow (noun)
• butter up (noun)
• kotow (noun)
• kowtow (noun)
• obeisance (noun)
• other relevant words (noun)
• apple-polish (verb)
• bow (verb)
• bow and scrape (verb)
• comply (verb)
• cower (verb)
• defer (verb)
• fawn (verb)
• flatter (verb)
• greet (verb)
• grovel (verb)
• ingratiate (verb)
• kneel (verb)
• motion (verb)
• other relevant words (verb)
• prostrate (verb)
• submit (verb)
• toady (verb)
• wheedle (verb)
• other synonyms
• deference
• grovel
• kneel
• other relevant words
• wheedle
• other relevant words (noun)

Homophones for kowtow

Hyponyms for kowtow

Synonyms for Kowtow:

• n.

  •
  • slaver,
  • cotton,
  • charm,
  • court,
  • be on your best behavior,
  • over,
  • curry favor,
  • kiss someone's ass,
  • dance attendance,
  • pander to.
  • bootlick (noun)
  • bootlick.
  • bow (noun)
  • bendings,
  • curvations,
  • flections.
  • butter up (noun)
  • butter.
  • kotow (noun)
  • kotow.
  • kowtow (noun)
  • suck up,
  • scrape.
  • obeisance (noun)
  • bending of knee,
  • bending knee,
  • re spects,
  • re-spects,
  • re spect,
  • re-spect.
  • Other relevant words: (noun)
  • obeisance,
  • flexure,
  • bowing,
  • flexures,
  • flection,
  • genuflection,
  • bending of the knee,
  • bow,
  • turnings,
  • bending the knee,
  • Curvation.

• v.

  • apple-polish (verb)
  • kissed someone's feet,
  • kissing someone's feet,
  • kissed someones feet,
  • licks someone's boots,
  • lick someone boots,
  • licks someone boots,
  • licking someone's boots,
  • lick someones boots,
  • kiss someone feet,
  • kiss someones feet,
  • kisses someones feet,
  • kissing someones feet,
  • licked someone boots,
  • licking someones boots,
  • licking someone boots,
  • kisses someone's feet,
  • licks someones boots,
  • licked someone's boots,
  • kisses someone feet,
  • licked someones boots,
  • kissing someone feet,
  • kissed someone feet.
  • bow (verb)
  • sur rendered,
  • is servile,
  • sur-render,
  • sur render,
  • being servile,
  • was servile,
  • sur-rendering,
  • art servile,
  • were servile,
  • are servile,
  • wast servile,
  • sur rendering,
  • wert servile,
  • sur renders,
  • sur-rendered,
  • am servile,
  • sur-renders.
  • bow and scrape (verb)
  • bobbed curtsy,
  • bobbed a curtsy,
  • bow scrape,
  • bobbing a curtsy,
  • bobs curtsy,
  • bobs a curtsy,
  • bob curtsy,
  • bobbing curtsy.
  • comply (verb)
  • cede,
  • capitulate,
  • assent,
  • adhere,
  • concur,
  • fulfill,
  • consent,
  • respect,
  • observe,
  • yield,
  • surrender,
  • knuckle under,
  • agree,
  • cave,
  • genuflect,
  • succumb,
  • conform,
  • bend,
  • accept,
  • comply.
  • cower (verb)
  • re coils,
  • re coiling,
  • re coil,
  • re-coil,
  • re-coils,
  • re-coiling,
  • re coiled,
  • re-coiled.
  • defer (verb)
  • gives to,
  • gives in to,
  • gave into,
  • giving into,
  • gave to,
  • gives into,
  • knuckleundered,
  • gave in to,
  • knuckleunders,
  • knuckleundering,
  • giving in to.
  • fawn (verb)
  • being beck call,
  • played to,
  • de base,
  • falling on one's knees,
  • honeying up,
  • is at beck call,
  • fall knees,
  • are beck call,
  • caving in to,
  • caving into,
  • be at beck call,
  • cave into,
  • art at beck call,
  • wast at beck call,
  • fall one's knees,
  • caved in to,
  • being at beck and call,
  • fell on ones knees,
  • make to,
  • fell on one's knees,
  • falling on one knees,
  • falling on knees,
  • fall ones knees,
  • was at beck and call,
  • am beck and call,
  • caves to,
  • de-based,
  • wert at beck call,
  • falls on ones knees,
  • fall on knees,
  • de-base,
  • is at beck and call,
  • falls on one's knees,
  • fell over,
  • buddying up,
  • wert beck call,
  • fell ones knees,
  • in vite,
  • falling on ones knees,
  • falls ones knees,
  • am at beck and call,
  • caved into,
  • paid court,
  • cave to,
  • are beck and call,
  • licks boots,
  • honeyed up,
  • de-basing,
  • wert at beck and call,
  • wast beck and call,
  • fall on ones knees,
  • made up to,
  • caves in to,
  • being at beck call,
  • paying court,
  • wast obsequious,
  • be beck and call,
  • am at beck call,
  • falling all over,
  • plays to,
  • is beck and call,
  • makes up to,
  • wert beck and call,
  • are at beck and call,
  • de based,
  • fall one knees,
  • payed court,
  • honeys up,
  • de basing,
  • fell one's knees,
  • is beck call,
  • was beck call,
  • licking boots,
  • art beck and call,
  • was obsequious,
  • caved to,
  • falling one knees,
  • lays it on,
  • played up to,
  • is obsequious,
  • buddies up,
  • honied up,
  • falling one's knees,
  • wast beck call,
  • are at beck call,
  • was beck and call,
  • was at beck call,
  • laid it on,
  • fall on one knees,
  • playing up to,
  • play to,
  • buddied up,
  • falls one's knees,
  • falls on knees,
  • were at beck and call,
  • am obsequious,
  • fell all over,
  • were obsequious,
  • be beck call,
  • fell on knees,
  • caves into,
  • art obsequious,
  • falling ones knees,
  • caving to,
  • falls one knees,
  • laying it on,
  • playing to,
  • being obsequious,
  • falls all over,
  • made to,
  • art beck call,
  • falls on one knees,
  • fell on one knees,
  • making up to,
  • falling knees,
  • art at beck and call,
  • wert obsequious,
  • plays up to,
  • am beck call,
  • were beck call,
  • pays court,
  • were beck and call,
  • makes to,
  • fell knees,
  • being beck and call,
  • wast at beck and call,
  • were at beck call,
  • falling over,
  • falls knees,
  • fell one knees,
  • making to,
  • licked boots.
  • flatter (verb)
  • cajole,
  • adulate,
  • extol,
  • idolize,
  • compliment,
  • glorify.
  • greet (verb)
  • hug,
  • greet,
  • curtsy,
  • acknowledge,
  • nod,
  • salaam,
  • receive,
  • vociferate,
  • smile,
  • shake hands with,
  • welcome,
  • signal,
  • approach,
  • hail,
  • salute,
  • wave,
  • notice,
  • embrace,
  • accost,
  • kiss.
  • grovel (verb)
  • cave in,
  • pander,
  • toe the mark,
  • stoop,
  • cringe,
  • go along with,
  • fold,
  • lie down and roll over,
  • give in.
  • ingratiate (verb)
  • gotten in with,
  • got in with,
  • seeking favor,
  • handing line,
  • seeks favor,
  • handed line,
  • hands a line,
  • getting with,
  • handing a line,
  • hands line,
  • got with,
  • insinuating oneself,
  • handed a line,
  • gets in with,
  • gat with,
  • gotten with,
  • gat in with,
  • gets with,
  • insinuates oneself,
  • sought favor,
  • get with,
  • getting in with,
  • insinuated oneself.
  • kneel (verb)
  • doest obeisance,
  • doeth obeisance,
  • prostrates oneself,
  • doing obeisance,
  • does obeisance,
  • doth obeisance,
  • didst obeisance,
  • prostrating oneself,
  • bows down,
  • did obeisance,
  • dost obeisance,
  • prostrated oneself.
  • motion (verb)
  • kowtow.
  • Other relevant words: (verb)
  • acquiesce,
  • blandish,
  • flatter.
  • prostrate (verb)
  • casting before,
  • falling feet,
  • fell at feet,
  • falls at feet,
  • casts before,
  • falls feet,
  • fall feet,
  • fell feet,
  • falling at feet.
  • submit (verb)
  • resigned oneself,
  • laid down arms,
  • throws towel,
  • goes with the flow,
  • is submissive,
  • threw in the towel,
  • throws the towel,
  • says uncle,
  • wast submissive,
  • throw towel,
  • toe line,
  • with stood,
  • was submissive,
  • grinned bear it,
  • threw the towel,
  • am submissive,
  • resigns oneself,
  • putting with,
  • were submissive,
  • throwing in towel,
  • with stand,
  • went with flow,
  • go with flow,
  • grins bear it,
  • with stands,
  • throwing the towel,
  • wert submissive,
  • with-stands,
  • throws in towel,
  • goes with flow,
  • resigning oneself,
  • throwing towel,
  • throw the towel,
  • grinned and bear it,
  • being submissive,
  • laying down arms,
  • went with the flow,
  • said uncle,
  • art submissive,
  • gave ground,
  • saying uncle,
  • with-standing,
  • with-stand,
  • grinning and bear it,
  • with standing,
  • grinning bear it,
  • threw towel,
  • going with flow,
  • throws in the towel,
  • are submissive,
  • lays down arms,
  • grin bear it.
  • toady (verb)
  • scratched ones back,
  • kiss up,
  • scratching ones back,
  • scratch one back,
  • scratch back,
  • kissupped,
  • kiss-ups,
  • scratching one's back,
  • scratching one back,
  • scratched one back,
  • scratches back,
  • kiss upped,
  • scratched back,
  • kiss upping,
  • kiss-upping,
  • scratch ones back,
  • kiss ups,
  • kissups,
  • kissupping,
  • scratches ones back,
  • scratched one's back,
  • scratches one's back,
  • scratches one back,
  • kiss-upped,
  • kissup,
  • scratching back.
  • wheedle (verb)
  • softens up,
  • softened up,
  • spreads it on,
  • softening up,
  • co-axing,
  • sweetens up,
  • sweetened up,
  • co-axed,
  • works on,
  • co axing,
  • sweettalk,
  • spreading it on,
  • wrought on,
  • spreading on,
  • spreads on,
  • co axed,
  • sweetening up.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • propitiate,
  • lionize,
  • brown-nose,
  • apple-polish,
  • kiss up to,
  • balancing act,
  • butter up,
  • brownnose.
  • deference
  • respects.
  • grovel
  • humoring,
  • soft-soaped,
  • groveling,
  • brown-nosing,
  • yes,
  • Humored,
  • kiss feet,
  • make much of,
  • soft-soaping,
  • soft-soap,
  • humble oneself,
  • kiss one's feet,
  • eat dirt,
  • beg for mercy,
  • grovelling,
  • eating humble pie,
  • suck up to,
  • making much of,
  • eat humble pie,
  • pamper,
  • yeses.
  • kneel
  • bow down,
  • curtseying,
  • do obeisance,
  • curtseyed,
  • bowed down,
  • prostrate oneself,
  • curtsey,
  • bowing down,
  • curtseys.
  • Other relevant words:
  • curtsied,
  • knuckle,
  • catering to,
  • fawning,
  • toady,
  • honied,
  • prostrate,
  • bow and scrape,
  • giving way,
  • Snowing,
  • Winced,
  • lick boots,
  • curtsying,
  • pay court,
  • gave way,
  • gives ground,
  • laying on,
  • putting up with,
  • caters to,
  • give ground,
  • honey,
  • Flinched,
  • fall over,
  • ingratiate,
  • Knuckled,
  • obey,
  • laid on,
  • resign oneself,
  • get in with,
  • snuck,
  • obeys,
  • give in to,
  • fall on one's knees,
  • giving to,
  • throw in the towel,
  • Snowed,
  • catered to,
  • submit,
  • giving ground,
  • lick someone's boots,
  • lay on,
  • put up with,
  • Caved,
  • kiss someone's feet,
  • falls over,
  • grin and bear it,
  • fawn,
  • be submissive,
  • kneel,
  • go with the flow,
  • be obsequious,
  • put with,
  • lays on,
  • be servile,
  • buddy up,
  • Jollies,
  • cater to,
  • honey up,
  • Honeying,
  • truckle,
  • hand line,
  • cave in to,
  • fall all over,
  • give into,
  • give to,
  • Knuckling,
  • lay it on,
  • make up to,
  • insinuate oneself,
  • bob a curtsy,
  • lay down arms,
  • cast before,
  • fall at feet,
  • be at beck and call,
  • knuckleunder,
  • seek favor,
  • hand a line,
  • throw in towel,
  • grovel,
  • jollied,
  • knuckles,
  • going with the flow,
  • Caving,
  • gave in,
  • cower,
  • play up to,
  • give way,
  • jollying,
  • defer,
  • say uncle,
  • kiss-up,
  • wince,
  • scratch one's back.
  • wheedle
  • Soaping,
  • sweeten up,
  • spread it on,
  • WORMS,
  • Soaped,
  • soften up,
  • Worming,
  • working on,
  • work on,
  • Wormed,
  • spread on,
  • worked on.
  • Other relevant words (noun):
  • brow,
  • promptly,
  • derive,
  • compliments,
  • precipitately,
  • lackey,
  • be conventional,
  • supination,
  • flattery,
  • address,
  • steal,
  • demean oneself,
  • honor,
  • honour,
  • play up,
  • presenting arms,
  • inclination,
  • prostration,
  • duck,
  • creep,
  • lie down,
  • pledge,
  • standing at attention,
  • bring,
  • sidle up,
  • endearment,
  • pay homage to,
  • draw,
  • expeditiously,
  • grate,
  • loving cup,
  • instantaneously,
  • pare,
  • kowtowing,
  • bob,
  • grind,
  • crouch,
  • worship,
  • rapidly,
  • sop up,
  • bout,
  • submission,
  • suck,
  • imbibe,
  • hurriedly,
  • cotton up,
  • reverence,
  • rub,
  • coax,
  • crouch before,
  • hastily,
  • explicitly,
  • like lightning,
  • scrape up,
  • bend the neck,
  • immediately,
  • depict,
  • quail,
  • move to,
  • engross,
  • shaking hands,
  • Incontinently,
  • bluntly,
  • salutation,
  • consume,
  • swiftly,
  • bow the head,
  • accolade,
  • time,
  • play the game,
  • bend to,
  • salaaming,
  • speedily,
  • correctly,
  • genuflexion,
  • skin,
  • soak up,
  • buss,
  • specially,
  • take-in,
  • readily,
  • rightly,
  • shine up,
  • lick the dust,
  • handily,
  • instantly,
  • forehead,
  • collapse,
  • backslap,
  • knuckle to,
  • submissiveness,
  • wheedle,
  • bend the knee,
  • servility,
  • adulation,
  • squeeze,
  • dance attendance on,
  • food,
  • absorb,
  • courtesy,
  • cozy up,
  • quickly,
  • greeting,
  • describe,
  • pay court to,
  • frankly,
  • abrade,
  • conveniently,
  • obsequiousness,
  • sneak,
  • squat,
  • adoration,
  • lickspittle,
  • meal,
  • cry uncle,
  • lower oneself,
  • bob down,
  • shine up to,
  • bowing and scraping,
  • crawl,
  • Capping,
  • abase oneself,
  • kneeling,
  • homage,
  • boot-lick,
  • allegiance,
  • scratch up,
  • fawn on,
  • fealty,
  • bow to,
  • expressly,
  • scratch,
  • put in order,
  • directly,
  • esteem,
  • attract,
  • come up,
  • forthwith.

Homophones for Kowtow:

• kit out, keyed, koasati, kadai, kyoto, kite, kiddy, kit, key out, kuwait, Kittee, kiaat, koodoo, kith, kick out, kid, koudou, kota, key west, koto, khat, kyat, kotow, KT, kitty, kyd, Kat, koweit, kudu, kiwi-sized, kidd, katydid, kahikatea, kakatoe, khadi, ko'd, kassite, kuwaiti, kayoed.

Hyponym for Kowtow:

• v.

  • motion
    bow.