Vocabulary
Kowtow
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
act in an excessively subservient manner.
Urdu meaning
خوشامد کرنا، زمین بوس ہونا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The whole world is on tenterhooks, and Trump says that there is a conga line of foreign leaders desperate to kowtow in order to obtain a deal before the 90-day leeway lapses.
- Meanwhile, a disturbing pattern has emerged, with capable judges being denied promotions apparently over their unwillingness to compromise on judicial autonomy and refusal to kowtow to the powers that be.
- The supposed opposition`s tendency to kowtow to the slightly new order is not a surprise.
- Meanwhile, a disturbing pattern has emerged, with capable judges being denied promotions apparently over their unwillingness to compromise on judicial autonomy and refusal to kowtow to the powers that be.
- The supposed opposition`s tendency to kowtow to the slightly new order is not a surprise.
Synonyms
grovel, behave obsequiously, be obsequious, be servile, be sycophantic, fawn on
Antonyms
despise, disdain, scorn
Curator example
“she didn’t have to kowtow to a boss”
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