Synonyms for Brown noses:
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v.
• adulate
• apple-polish
• grovel
- apple-polish
, - beg
, - beg for mercy
, - beseech
, - blandish
, - bootlick
, - bow and scrape
, - butter up
, - cater to
, - court
, - cower
, - crawl
, - creep
, - cringe
, - crouch
, - eat crow
, - eat dirt
, - eat humble pie
, - flatter
, - humble oneself
, - humor
, - implore
, - kiss one's feet
, - kneel
, - kowtow
, - make much of
, - make up to
, - pamper
, - play up to
, - prostrate
, - revere
, - snivel
, - soft-soap
, - stoop
, - suck up to
, - truckle
, - wheedle
, - yes
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Other relevant words:
- adjure
, - adoration
, - ass-kisser
, - baby
, - bend
, - bid
, - blarney
, - blowup
, - blub
, - blubber
, - bodily fluid
, - body fluid
, - bow
, - bow down
, - cajole
, - coax
, - cocker
, - coddle
, - condescend
, - congratulations
, - conjure
, - cosset
, - court favor
, - court of justice
, - court of law
, - courtroom
, - courtyard
, - crawler
, - crawling
, - creeping
, - dun
, - effusion
, - entreat
, - fear
, - featherbed
, - flat
, - flinch
, - flush
, - front crawl
, - funk
, - genuflect
, - grayish brown
, - greyish brown
, - hero-worship
, - homage
, - huddle
, - humour
, - hunker down
, - idolise
, - idolize
, - indulge
, - inveigle
, - jet
, - judicature
, - kneeling
, - kotow
, - kudos
, - lackey
, - law court
, - lawcourt
, - liquid body substance
, - lower oneself
, - mollycoddle
, - mood
, - motor hotel
, - motor inn
, - motor lodge
, - mouse
, - outburst
, - outpouring
, - palaver
, - pray
, - press
, - prone
, - pussyfoot
, - quail
, - rave
, - recoil
, - reverence
, - revers
, - romance
, - royal court
, - scrape
, - scrunch
, - scrunch up
, - sense of humor
, - shrink
, - sneak
, - sniffle
, - sniveling
, - snuffle
, - solicit
, - spirt
, - spoil
, - spook
, - spout
, - spurt
, - squat
, - squinch
, - stoep
, - stoup
, - suck up
, - sycophant
, - tap
, - temper
, - tourist court
, - tribunal
, - truckle bed
, - trundle
, - trundle bed
, - venerate
, - weirdie
, - weirdo
, - weirdy
, - whine
, - wince
, - wit
, - witticism
, - wittiness
, - woo
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What are the hypernyms for Brown noses?
A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
What are the opposite words for brown noses?
The term 'brown noses' refers to individuals who seek approval by flattering and ingratiating themselves with people in positions of power. Antonyms for this term would include words like independent, confident, authentic, and self-assured. These words denote someone who is not looking for acceptance or validation from others and who is comfortable in their own skin. Being independent signifies a sense of strength and self-reliance, whereas being a brown nose implies weakness and desperation. By avoiding the need to suck up to others, individuals can cultivate their own unique strengths and qualities to thrive in their personal and professional lives.
What are the antonyms for Brown noses?
Related words: brown nose, brown-nosing, brown-nosing, brownnosing
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