SYCOPHANTS Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word sycophants. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for SYCOPHANTS
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| lackey | noun n | |||||
noun • a male servant (especially a footman) • a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage | ||||||
| toady | noun n | |||||
noun • a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage verb • try to gain favor by cringing or flattering | ||||||
| adulator | noun n | |||||
noun • a person who uses flattery | ||||||
| bootlicker | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect | ||||||
| fawner | noun n | |||||
noun • someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect | ||||||
| flatterer | noun n | |||||
noun • a person who uses flattery | ||||||
| follower | noun n | |||||
noun • a person who accepts the leadership of another • someone who travels behind or pursues another | ||||||
| groveler | noun n | |||||
noun • someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect | ||||||
| hanger-on | noun n | |||||
noun • someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along | ||||||
| minion | noun n | |||||
noun • a servile or fawning dependant | ||||||
| parasitic | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • relating to or caused by parasites • of or pertaining to epenthesis adjective satellite • of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another | ||||||
| stooge | noun n | |||||
noun • a person of unquestioning obedience • a victim of ridicule or pranks verb • cruise in slow or routine flights • act as the stooge • act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner | ||||||
| yes-man | noun n | |||||
noun • a person of unquestioning obedience | ||||||
| lickspittle | noun n | |||||
noun • A fawning toady; a base sycophant. • (by extension) The practice of giving empty flattery for personal gain. verb • To play the toady; take the role of a lickspittle to please (someone). | ||||||
| flunky | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • a male servant (especially a footman) • a person of unquestioning obedience | ||||||
| parasite | noun n | |||||
noun • an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host • a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage | ||||||
| suck up | verb, noun v, n | |||||
verb • take in, also metaphorically • ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior • try to gain favor by cringing or flattering | ||||||
| crawler | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage • a person who crawls or creeps along the ground • terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers | ||||||