Suck up: Synonyms in English

Remove Ads

Summary

English Synonyms: more detail...

suck up:
- drain away; absorb; suck up; suck; fawn; toady; truckle; kotow; kowtow; bootlick; draw; take up; take in; imbibe; soak up; sop up; play up; shine up; sidle up; cotton up; cozy up

English

Detailed Synonyms for suck up in English

suck up:

to suck up verb (sucks up, sucked up, sucking up)

to suck up
to drain away; to absorb; to suck up; to suck
- drain away verb (drains away, drained away, draining away)
- absorb verb (absorbs, absorbed, absorbing)
- suck up verb (sucks up, sucked up, sucking up)
- suck verb (sucks, sucked, sucking)
to suck up

– try to gain favor by cringing or flattering ¹
to fawn; to suck up; toady; truckle; kotow; kowtow; bootlick
– try to gain favor by cringing or flattering ¹
- fawn verb (fawns, fawned, fawning)
- suck up verb (sucks up, sucked up, sucking up)
- toady verb
- truckle verb
- kotow verb
- kowtow verb
  - He is always kowtowing to his boss¹
- bootlick verb
to suck up

– take in, also metaphorically ¹
to draw; to suck; to absorb; to take up; to take in; imbibe; to suck up; soak up; sop up
– take in, also metaphorically ¹
- draw verb (draws, drew, drawing)
- suck verb (sucks, sucked, sucking)
- absorb verb (absorbs, absorbed, absorbing)
  - The sponge absorbs water well¹
- take up verb (takes up, took up, taking up)
- take in verb (takes in, took in, taking in)
- imbibe verb
- suck up verb (sucks up, sucked up, sucking up)
- soak up verb
- sop up verb
to suck up

– ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior ¹
to suck up; to play up; to shine up; sidle up; cotton up; cozy up
– ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior ¹
- suck up verb (sucks up, sucked up, sucking up)
- play up verb (plays up, played up, playing up)
- shine up verb (shines up, shined up, shining up)
- sidle up verb
- cotton up verb
- cozy up verb

Conjugations for suck up:

present

suck up
suck up
sucks up
suck up
suck up
suck up

simple past

sucked up
sucked up
sucked up
sucked up
sucked up
sucked up

present perfect

have sucked up
have sucked up
has sucked up
have sucked up
have sucked up
have sucked up

past continuous

was sucking up
were sucking up
was sucking up
were sucking up
were sucking up
were sucking up

future

shall suck up
will suck up
will suck up
shall suck up
will suck up
will suck up

continuous present

am sucking up
are sucking up
is sucking up
are sucking up
are sucking up
are sucking up

subjunctive

be sucked up
be sucked up
be sucked up
be sucked up
be sucked up
be sucked up

diverse

suck up!
let's suck up!
sucked up
sucking up

1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Alternate Synonyms for "suck up":

absorb; suck; imbibe; soak up; sop up; draw; take in; take up; draw in; suck in
cozy up; cotton up; shine up; play up; sidle up; ingratiate
fawn; toady; truckle; bootlick; kowtow; kotow; flatter; blandish

Related Definitions for "suck up":

try to gain favor by cringing or flattering¹
take in, also metaphorically¹
ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior¹

Related Synonyms for suck up

suck
up

Remove Ads