Bootlick and Despise

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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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Despise is an antonym for bootlick.

Despise verb - To dislike strongly.

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Bootlick is an antonym for despise.

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Despise and Bootlick. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bootlick/despise

Bootlick & Despise. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bootlick/despise>.

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