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- Thesaurus|346
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44 entries under sycophantic topic. ×
| deferential(adjective, inferior, humble, compliant, submissive) | |
| grovelling(verb, mean, submissive, subservient) | |
| kowtowing(verb, adjective, flattering, praising) | |
| mean(inferior, compliant, submissive, obedient, deferential) | |
| scraping(verb, adjective, humble, flattering, deferential) | |
| slavish(adjective, mean, inferior, humble, compliant) | |
| adulatory(adjective, flattering, subservient, praising) | |
| at beck and call(expression, adjective, idiom, inferior, submissive) | |
| base(mean, submissive, subservient, grovelling) | |
| bowing(adjective, humble, flattering, deferential) | |
| brownnosing(noun, adjective, humble, flattery, servility) | |
| compliant(adjective, humble, submissive, docile, obedient) | |
| craven(mean, submissive, subservient, grovelling) | |
| despicable(mean, submissive, subservient, grovelling) | |
| eating crow(expression, mean, submissive, subservient) | |
| eating humble pie(expression, adjective, idiom, mean, submissive) | |
| low(mean, submissive, subservient, grovelling) | |
| obedient(compliant, submissive, subservient) | |
| passive(compliant, submissive, obedient, subservient) | |
| praising |
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