Bootlick and Challenge

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Bootlick

Bootlick verb - To use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior.
Usage example: the kind of office in which people feel they have to bootlick in order to get ahead
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Synonyms for Bootlick
Challenge is an antonym for bootlick.

Challenge

Challenge verb - To demand proof of the truth or rightness of.
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Antonyms for Challenge
Bootlick is an antonym for challenge.
Nearby Words: challenged, challenging, challenger
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