{
  "kowtow":{
    "to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior":{
      "examples":[
        "you can try kowtowing to the boss, but he'll see right through you"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "apple-polish",
        "bootlick",
        "fawn",
        "fuss",
        "suck (up)",
        "toady",
        "truckle"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "drool",
        "gush",
        "slaver",
        "slobber",
        "endear",
        "ingratiate",
        "court",
        "woo",
        "adulate",
        "idolize",
        "worship",
        "blandish",
        "cajole",
        "coax",
        "flatter",
        "overpraise",
        "soft-soap",
        "cower",
        "cringe",
        "grovel",
        "abase",
        "debase",
        "demean",
        "defer",
        "submit",
        "yield"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "despise",
        "disdain",
        "scorn",
        "gibe",
        "jibe",
        "jeer",
        "scoff",
        "brave",
        "challenge",
        "defy"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "kowtowing":{
    "as in subservient , obsequious":{
      "examples":[],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "fawning",
        "obeisant",
        "obsequious",
        "servile",
        "slavish",
        "subordinate",
        "subservient",
        "amenable",
        "biddable",
        "compliant",
        "conformable",
        "docile",
        "law-abiding",
        "obedient",
        "submissive",
        "tractable",
        "acquiescent",
        "agreeable",
        "amiable",
        "duteous",
        "dutiful",
        "obliging",
        "placable",
        "soft",
        "surrendering",
        "yielding",
        "decorous",
        "disciplined",
        "mannerly",
        "orderly",
        "constrained",
        "curbed",
        "inhibited",
        "repressed",
        "restrained",
        "controllable",
        "disciplinable",
        "governable",
        "handleable",
        "manageable",
        "tame",
        "teachable",
        "tractable",
        "trainable",
        "gentle",
        "meek",
        "mild"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "insurgent",
        "mutinous",
        "dogged",
        "hardheaded",
        "headstrong",
        "mulish",
        "obdurate",
        "obstinate",
        "peevish",
        "pigheaded",
        "self-willed",
        "stubborn",
        "unyielding",
        "uncontrollable",
        "unmanageable",
        "wild",
        "balky",
        "defiant",
        "perverse",
        "resistant",
        "bad",
        "disorderly",
        "errant",
        "misbehaving",
        "mischievous",
        "naughty",
        "ill-bred",
        "undisciplined",
        "dissident",
        "nonconformist",
        "disrespectful",
        "ill-mannered",
        "impolite",
        "impudent",
        "insolent",
        "rude",
        "balky",
        "contrary",
        "contumacious",
        "defiant",
        "disobedient",
        "froward",
        "incompliant",
        "insubordinate",
        "intractable",
        "noncompliant",
        "obstreperous",
        "rebel",
        "rebellious",
        "recalcitrant",
        "refractory",
        "restive",
        "unamenable",
        "ungovernable",
        "unruly",
        "untoward",
        "wayward",
        "willful",
        "wilful"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior":{
      "examples":[
        "you can try kowtowing to the boss, but he'll see right through you"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "apple-polishing",
        "bootlicking",
        "fawning",
        "fussing",
        "sucking (up)",
        "toadying",
        "truckling"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "drooling",
        "gushing",
        "slavering",
        "slobbering",
        "endearing",
        "ingratiating",
        "courting",
        "wooing",
        "adulating",
        "idolizing",
        "worshipping",
        "worshiping",
        "blandishing",
        "cajoling",
        "coaxing",
        "flattering",
        "overpraising",
        "soft-soaping",
        "cowering",
        "cringing",
        "groveling",
        "grovelling",
        "abasing",
        "debasing",
        "demeaning",
        "deferring",
        "submitting",
        "yielding"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "despising",
        "disdaining",
        "scorning",
        "gibing",
        "jibing",
        "jeering",
        "scoffing",
        "braving",
        "challenging",
        "defying"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "kowtows":{
    "to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior":{
      "examples":[
        "you can try kowtowing to the boss, but he'll see right through you"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "apple-polishes",
        "bootlicks",
        "fawns",
        "fusses",
        "sucks (up)",
        "toadies",
        "truckles"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "drools",
        "gushes",
        "slavers",
        "slobbers",
        "endears",
        "ingratiates",
        "courts",
        "woos",
        "adulates",
        "idolizes",
        "worships",
        "blandishes",
        "cajoles",
        "coaxes",
        "flatters",
        "overpraises",
        "soft-soaps",
        "cowers",
        "cringes",
        "grovels",
        "abases",
        "debases",
        "demeans",
        "defers",
        "submits",
        "yields"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "despises",
        "disdains",
        "scorns",
        "gibes",
        "jibes",
        "jeers",
        "scoffs",
        "braves",
        "challenges",
        "defies"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  }
}