currying favor Antonyms

Meaning of currying favor

currying favor

to seek to gain favor by flattery or attention

FAQs About the word currying favor

to seek to gain favor by flattery or attention

kissing up to, drooling, apple-polishing, fawning,sucking (up), fussing, submitting, worshiping, deferring, bootlicking

disdaining, challenging, jeering, scorning, despising, braving,scoffing, defying,gibing, jibing

The politician's blatant currying favor with special interest groups raised ethical concerns.

His insincere compliments were a transparent attempt to curry favor before the presentation.

The company's donation to the local charity was seen as a cynical strategy for currying favor.

The employee's constant praise of her boss was thinly veiled currying favor.