Synonyms of laps (up)

laps (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of lap (up)

as in welcomes

to receive or accept gladly or readily

a show-off who laps up attention the way a kitten does milk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• welcomes
• embraces
• eats (up)
• drinks (in)
• greets
• enjoys
• likes
• hails
• adopts
• chooses
• prefers
• takes up
• espouses
• decides (on)
• opts (for)
• selects
• elects
• singles (out)
• picks
• takes
• names
• culls
• handpicks
• cherry-picks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• turns down
• refuses
• declines
• rejects
• passes up
• objects (to)
• balks (at)
• spurns
• throws over
• demurs (to)