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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fawned

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba fawned over the President after their first meeting.

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2025

“I feel like I got to have a normal life, and Paul got to have a normal life too, and pick and choose when he wanted to be fawned over.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2025

Wherever they travel along the coast, they’re feted, photographed and fawned over, especially by the locals.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2024

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

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2023

The automatic Doberman fawned at the General’s feet but raised metal hackles at the sight of the detectives.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer