| mealy-mouthed(adjective, humble, flattering, deferential, sycophantic) |
| obeisant(mean, inferior, compliant, submissive, obedient) |
| parasitic(adjective, humble, flattering, deferential, sycophantic) |
| prostrate(adjective, humble, flattering, deferential, sycophantic) |
| smarmy(adjective, flattering, sycophantic, obsequious) |
| sniveling(adjective, humble, flattering, deferential, sycophantic) |
| submissive(adjective, mean, inferior, humble, compliant) |
| truckling(noun, stroke, flattery, commendation, adulation) |
| absorbing |
| adulating |
| applause(noun, praise, stroke, worship, flattery) |
| apple-polishing |
| approbation(noun, stroke, flattery, commendation, adulation) |
| back-scratching |
| blandish |
| blarney(noun, stroke, flattery, commendation, adulation) |
| cajolery(noun, stroke, flattery, commendation, adulation) |
| commendation(noun, praise, stroke, worship, flattery) |
| compliments(noun, stroke, flattery, commendation, adulation) |
| cowering(verb, adjective, inferior, humble, compliant) |