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Synonyms for sycophantic
syco·phan·tic
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Princeton's WordNet
bootlicking, fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyishadjective
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
Synonyms:
obsequious, toadyish, fawning, bootlickingAntonyms:
unservile, sincere, unsubmissivebootlicking, fawning, sycophantic, toadyishadjective
attempting to win favor by flattery
Synonyms:
obsequious, toadyish, fawning, bootlickingAntonyms:
unsubmissive, unservile, sincere
Dictionary of English Synonymes
sycophanticadjective
Synonyms:
fawning, cringing, servile, slavish, parasitic, obsequious, supple, grovelling, meanly submissive
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
sycophanticadjective
Synonyms:
obsequious, fawning, adulatory, servile
Words popularity by usage frequency
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| #92954 | fawning | |
| #111501 | obsequious | |
| #173841 | sycophantic | |
| #269279 | bootlicking |
How to use sycophantic in a sentence?
Washington Post reporter Josh Dawsey:
Trump EPA chief Scott Pruitt has been a bit sycophantic to The President, trump EPA chief Scott Pruitt's been doing whatever The President wanted and remains one of his favorite Cabinet members. So I'm sure more revelations will be coming, with different Inspector General reports, OMB reports, administration reports. But Trump EPA chief Scott Pruitt hangs on.
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