Synonyms for fawn
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Grovel — to seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour
grovel, toady, suck up, kowtow, bow, apple-polish US, bow and scrape, butter up informal, kneel, flannel, coax, kiss up, soft-soap, wheedle, truckle, bootlick, overpraise, overflatter, brown-nose, flatter
Other
stoop, crouch, curry favor, curry favour UK, curb US
Noun
Definitions
- v. 1
To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour.
- v. 2
To give birth to a fawn.
- n. 1
A young deer.
Example sentences
- flannel Do you sell any trousers lined with plaid flannel?
By length
- 3 letters
- kid1, bow1, dun1
- 4 letters
- curb1, coax1
- 5 letters
- court1, creep1, crawl1, kneel1, stoop1, cower2, toady
- 6 letters
- cringe1, crouch1, grovel2, kowtow2
- 7 letters
- flatter2, flannel2, wheedle, truckle
- 8 letters
- bootlick, deerling
- 10 letters
- overpraise
- 11 letters
- overflatter
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cower2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- flagorner