fawn

verbCommon GRE wordMore F words

to seek favor through excessive flattery and servility

In a sentence

Fawn in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing fawn in a sentence.

Junior staff would fawn over the executive, agreeing with every word she said.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Keep going

to make up something false in order to deceive

a deliberately false statement or invented account intended to mislead

a person who invents elaborate or untruthful stories

treating serious matters with inappropriate or flippant humor

achieved too easily and therefore superficial or shallow

to make an action or process easier or more achievable

a small, organized group within a larger one, especially one that is in opposition

inclined to form rival groups and provoke internal dissent

Common questions

Fawn (verb) means to seek favor through excessive flattery and servility

Here is fawn used in an example sentence: "Junior staff would fawn over the executive, agreeing with every word she said."

Common synonyms for fawn include grovel, toady, kowtow.

Antonyms of fawn include disdain, spurn.

Fawn is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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