Synonyms and antonyms of To treat someone with excessive respect in British Thesaurus

kowtow (verb)

showing disapproval to try very hard to please someone, in a way that other people find annoying

grovel (verb)

showing disapproval to show too much respect for someone or be too willing to obey someone, because you want to please them or you are afraid of them

bow and scrape (to someone) ()

to show too much respect for someone

tug/touch your forelock ()

to show too much respect to someone who you think is more important than you

lionise ()

a British spelling of lionize

lionize (verb)

to treat someone as though they are famous or important

genuflect (verb)

formal to show a lot more respect than is usual or necessary

fawn over ()

to be extremely nice to someone more important than you because you want them to like you or give you something