groveled
verbHow many syllables in groveled?
There are 2 syllables in the word groveled.How to pronounce groveled:
Definition of groveled:
- groveled (verb):
- to creep with the face to the ground crawl
- to behave excessively humbly towards someone, esp. a superior, in an attempt to win his or her favour
Synonyms for groveled:
abase yourself
bootlick
bow and scrape
brown-nose
cower
cowered
crawl
creep
cringed
demean yourself
fawn
flatter
flinched
humble yourself
kiss ass
kowtow
lick someone's arse
lick someone's boots
pander
quailed
recoiled
toady
Antonyms for groveled:
alienated
answered
bent to your will
blustered
boasted
bossed
bossed about
browbeat
browbeaten
bulldozed
bullied
dictated to
dominated
domineered
gave orders to
given orders to
hectored
held your head high
ignored
intimidated
leaned on
lorded
lorded it over
lorded over
menaced
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