as in to fawn
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suck (up to)
Verb
-
Fans and friends are fawning over the soft, warm-but-not-brassy ginger shade in her comments.—
Marci Robin, Allure, 9 May 2025
-
The 2025 Met Gala red carpet has officially closed, but we’re not done fawning over A-listers’ looks.—
Verb
-
Many of the university’s new policies have been seen by some critics as kowtowing to the Trump Administration.—
-
Zen and others view any warming of ties with Beijing as kowtowing to an officially atheist regime.—
Verb
-
As law enforcement agencies cannot recruit an adequate number of officers, they’ve been reduced to coaxing applicants with large monetary bonuses.—
-
Once the cucumbers start to vine, coax the vines to climb the trellis by twining them around the trellis with your fingers and securing them in place, if needed, with plant clips or garden twine.—
Verb
-
Those harmonies — simultaneously honeyed and gravelly, providing just enough support without overshadowing, yet so powerful and full of potential — echoes Whitten.—
-
Enjoy flavored nuts, such as those that are candied, glazed, or honied, in moderation.—
Verb
-
In contrast, Tai — who eventually becomes a powerful lawyer as an adult — often relies on buttering up her witnesses and using courtroom theatrics to get her point across.—
-
In contrast, Tai — who eventually becomes a powerful lawyer as an adult — often relies on buttering up her witnesses and using courtroom theatrics to get her point across.—
Verb
-
And yet, about four years ago, images of myself with flaxen hair started to wheedle their way into my brain and park there.—
-
And soon thereafter, the mirror image: Sparks switches from playing wheedling Jerry to playing upright Bram in a harrowing scene with Arnold.—
Verb
-
Since Trump took office, embassies around the world have sent a flurry of cables to D.C. documenting their meetings with Starlink executives and their efforts to cajole developing countries into helping Musk’s business.—
-
Taken together, these measures appear to be an attempt to cajole career officials at the Division to leave voluntarily in order to fundamentally transform its work.—
Verb
-
Buy Now Of Course Listening to an Audiobook 'Counts' as Reading — and Why the Debate Just Distracts Us From What Matters 08 of 08 'Fake Skating' by Lynn Painter Dani couldn't help idolizing her mom's best friend's son Alec growing up.—
-
In Ellis’ novel, Patrick Bateman also idolizes Donald Trump, who is currently serving his second term as the U.S. president.—
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Suck (up to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suck%20%28up%20to%29. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share