fawning

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore F words

seeking favor through exaggerated flattery and servility

In a sentence

Fawning in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing fawning in a sentence.

The fawning attendants competed to anticipate the heiress's smallest wish.

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

Fawning (adjective) means seeking favor through exaggerated flattery and servility

Here is fawning used in an example sentence: "The fawning attendants competed to anticipate the heiress's smallest wish."

Common synonyms for fawning include obsequious, sycophantic, servile, groveling.

Antonyms of fawning include aloof, forthright, disdainful.

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

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.