Synonyms & related words for kowtowing

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of kowtowing. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to kowtowing

Explore words related to kowtowing — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include kowtower, genuflect, bootlick, toady, bowing, groveling, genuflection, genuflexion. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does kowtowing come from?

The word kowtowing breaks down into one root of Chinese origin: the root kowtow-, from Chinese koutou (“knock the head”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.