fawned

VERB

ingratiate oneself to; serve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crouch grovel

STRONG

abase blandish bow cajole cotton court cower crawl creep cringe debase defer flatter invite jolly kneel kowtow massage oil pander scrape slaver snow stoop stroke submit toady truckle woo yield

WEAK

apple-polish be at beck and call be obsequious be servile brownnose buddy up butter up cater to cave in to curry favor fall all over fall on one's knees honey up lay it on lick boots make up to pay court play up to

Antonyms

STRONG

deny fight force honor ignore refuse reject

Example Sentences

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They’d encountered coaches throughout the recruiting process who fawned over Stewart and his potential.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

In "Mad Men," Draper's self-serving drive was a boon to his advertising firm but destroyed his marriages and other personal relationships; viewers fawned over the fantasy of him anyway.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2023

As local party leaders fawned over him, a female party colleague called him "the pride of the region" and an "inspiration for the youth".

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2023

Each of these and the many, many others of the same ilk were fawned on by media supporters.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2023

As much as he’d fawned over her before, I didn’t doubt that he’d be quick to think the worst of her now that she’d inconvenienced him.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu