Synonyms of kissed up to

kissed up to

phrase

past tense of kiss up to

as in sucked (up)

to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior

He was always kissing up to his professors.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sucked (up)
• truckled
• fussed
• curried favor
• drooled
• bootlicked
• apple-polished
• toadied
• kowtowed
• fawned
• submitted
• deferred
• courted
• worshiped
• wooed
• slavered
• gushed
• worshipped
• slobbered
• ingratiated
• endeared
• coaxed
• blandished
• idolized
• cringed
• cajoled
• cowered
• overpraised
• flattered
• grovelled
• adulated
• yielded
• soft-soaped
• debased
• demeaned
• groveled
• abased

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• despised
• disdained
• scorned
• scoffed
• jeered
• challenged
• jibed
• gibed
• defied
• braved