What is another word for suck up to?
Pronunciation:
[ sˈʌk ˈʌp tuː], [ sˈʌk ˈʌp tuː], [ s_ˈʌ_k ˈʌ_p t_uː]
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Synonyms for Suck up to:
n.
• butter up (noun)v.
• brownnose (verb) • cajole (verb)- oil,
- entice,
- maneuver,
- deceive,
- snow,
- crowd,
- banter,
- decoy,
- seduce,
- jolly,
- tempt,
- dupe,
- entrap,
- push,
- influence,
- massage,
- apple polish,
- induce,
- build up,
- sweet-talk,
- beguile,
- soften,
- mislead,
- tantalize,
- urge,
- stroke,
- blandish,
- delude,
- inveigle,
- lure,
- con.
- bring on,
- refine,
- improve,
- further,
- better,
- develop,
- civilize,
- polish,
- discipline,
- nurse,
- bolster,
- ameliorate,
- promote,
- cherish,
- train,
- nourish,
- foster,
- nurture,
- encourage,
- elevate,
- advance,
- court,
- enrich.
- beseech,
- eat humble pie,
- snivel,
- implore,
- kowtow,
- yes,
- eat crow,
- pamper,
- beg,
- cringe,
- fall all over,
- creep,
- bow and scrape,
- kneel,
- crouch,
- make much of,
- crawl,
- brown-nose,
- eat dirt,
- kiss one's feet,
- stoop,
- prostrate,
- revere,
- humble oneself,
- beg for mercy,
- cower.
- woo.
Other synonyms:
• flatter • grovel- brown-nosing,
- eating humble pie,
- yeses,
- groveling,
- making much of,
- kiss feet,
- falls over,
- fall over,
- grovelling.
- play up to,
- lay on thick,
- honey up,
- work over,
- disciplined,
- spread it on,
- Maneuvered,
- seek friendship,
- get on the right side of,
- be servile,
- get next to,
- Nurtured,
- work on,
- backscratching,
- Inveigling,
- get in with,
- Jollies,
- wheedle,
- pay court,
- pander,
- back-scratch,
- shine up to,
- kiss ass,
- kiss-up,
- soft-soaping,
- rub the right way,
- truckle,
- brownnose,
- jollied,
- get around,
- fall on one's knees,
- shine to,
- worked over,
- soft-soaped,
- flatter,
- laying it on thick,
- take pains with,
- hand a line,
- cajole,
- argue into,
- spread on,
- sweeten up,
- running after,
- back-scratching,
- Furthering,
- working on,
- kiss someone's feet,
- lay it on thick,
- Soaped,
- Snowing,
- Snowed,
- scratch one's back,
- working over,
- soft-soap,
- soap,
- getting around,
- entices,
- jollying,
- worked on,
- toady,
- fawn on,
- Soaping,
- hand line,
- butter up,
- laid on thick,
- make up to,
- cultivate,
- Entrapped,
- enriches,
- grovel,
- lick boots,
- Disciplining,
- get on good side of,
- lick someone's boots,
- run after.
How to use "Suck up to" in context?
There's a term tossed around in workplaces and beyond that many people don't really understand. It's called "suck up." And it basically means acting as a sycophant, approving everything your superiors say and doing whatever they ask in order to curry favor. Who started using this phrase, and why? It's not 100% clear, but it might have something to do with early 20th century American politician William Jennings Bryan, who was often referred to as a "suck-up" because he was so galactically loyal to those in power.
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