Synonyms for obsequious
əbˈsi kwi əsob·se·quious

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1. obsequiousadjective

   Synonyms:
   servile, ingratiating, truckling, fawning, sycophantic, kiss-ass, slavish, people pleaser

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1. obsequious

   Synonyms:
   submissive, servile, deferential, cringing, sycophantic, flattering

   Antonyms:
   insubmissive, independent, arrogant, self assertive, impudent

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1. bootlicking, fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyishadjective

   attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

   Synonyms:
   sycophantic, toadyish, fawning, bootlicking

   Antonyms:
   unsubmissive, unservile, sincere

2. obsequiousadjective

   attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner

   "obsequious shop assistants"

   Synonyms:
   sycophantic, toadyish, bootlicking, fawning

   Antonyms:
   sincere, unsubmissive, unservile

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1. obsequiousadjective

   Synonyms:
   fawning, sycophantic, cringing, servile, slavish, supple, meanly submissive

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1. obsequiousadjective

   Synonyms:
   sycophantic, cringing, fawning, deferential, servile

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How to use obsequious in a sentence?

1. Walter Raleigh:

   But it is hard to know them from friends, they are so obsequious and full of protestations; for a wolf resembles a dog, so doth a flatterer a friend.

2. Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," the Conclusion:

   Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.

3. Peabody Award:

   He's irreverent, honest, curious, never condescending, never obsequious, people open up to him and, in doing so, often reveal more about their hometowns or homelands than a traditional reporter could hope to document.

4. Hunter Biden:

   Vladimir Putin knows I know Vladimir Putin, and Vladimir Putin knows me. And the fact is that this is what is needed on day one, we're in trouble. We're in trouble. This President is shredding our alliances. This President is yielding to Vladimir Putin in ways that are obsequious.