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28 entries under flattering topic. ×
| subservient(adjective, humble, compliant, submissive, docile) | |
| cringing(verb, adjective, inferior, humble, compliant) | |
| fawning(verb, adjective, inferior, compliant, submissive) | |
| groveling(verb, adjective, humble, deferential) | |
| obsequious(adjective, inferior, compliant, submissive, docile) | |
| toadying(noun, adjective, sycophantic, praising) | |
| abject(adjective, inferior, humble, compliant, submissive) | |
| crawling(verb, adjective, humble, deferential) | |
| bootlicking(noun, adjective, inferior, humble, compliant) | |
| kowtowing(verb, adjective, sycophantic, praising) | |
| bowing(verb, adjective, humble, deferential) | |
| ingratiating(adjective, sycophantic, praising, obsequious) | |
| mealy-mouthed(adjective, humble, deferential, sycophantic) | |
| parasitic(adjective, humble, deferential, sycophantic) | |
| prostrate(adjective, humble, deferential, sycophantic) | |
| servile(adjective, inferior, humble, compliant, submissive) | |
| slavish(adjective, inferior, humble, compliant, submissive) | |
| sniveling(adjective, humble, deferential, sycophantic) | |
| submissive(adjective, weak, gentle, inferior, nervous) | |
| sycophantic(adjective, inferior, humble, compliant, submissive) |
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