What is another word for Sycophantish?

Pronunciation: [sˈɪkəfˌantɪʃ] (IPA)

Sycophantish refers to someone who flatters others excessively in order to gain their favor or advantage. Synonyms for sycophantish include obsequious, fawning, servile, subservient, toadying, groveling, slavish, ingratiating, bootlicking, truckling, and adulatory. These words all suggest someone who is overly eager to please and is willing to sacrifice their own dignity in order to win the favor of others. While flattery and praise can be effective in some situations, sycophantish behavior is often seen as insincere and manipulative. Using synonyms for sycophantish can help to avoid this negative connotation and convey a more positive or genuine tone.

What are the hypernyms for Sycophantish?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Sycophantish

And as these academic bodies were universally found harnessed in the equipage of petty courts, it followed that the lethargies of pedantic dulness were uniformly deepened by the lethargies of aulic and ceremonial dulness; so that, if the reader represents to himself the very abstract of birthday odes, Sycophantish dedications, and court sermons, he will have some adequate idea of the sterility and the mechanical formality which at that era spread the sleep of death over German literature.
"Biographical Essays"
Thomas de Quincey

Semantically related words: sycophant, sycophants, sycophancy

Other words related to sycophants: yes man, suck-up, brown-noser, bootlicker, brown-jobber, ass-kisser

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