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35 entries under flattering topic. ×
| kowtowing(verb, adjective, compliant, deferential) | |
| prostrate(adjective, humble, compliant, servility) | |
| bootlicking(noun, adjective, mean, inferior, humble) | |
| bowing(noun, verb, adjective, surrender, humble) | |
| obeisant(mean, inferior, compliant, submissive, obedient) | |
| parasitic(adjective, humble, compliant, deferential) | |
| smarmy(adjective, sycophantic, toadying, servile) | |
| unctuous(adjective, mean, submissive, subservient) | |
| brownnosing(adjective, humble, compliant, deferential) | |
| scraping(adjective, humble, deferential, sycophantic) | |
| spineless(adjective, humble, compliant, deferential) | |
| subject(inferior, compliant, submissive, obedient) | |
| adulatory(adjective, sycophantic, praising, obsequious) | |
| compliable(adjective, sycophantic, servile) | |
| praising |
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