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43 entries under sycophantic topic. ×
| mealy-mouthed(adjective, humble, servility, flattering, deferential) | |
| sniveling(adjective, humble, compliant, servility, flattering) | |
| kowtowing(verb, adjective, compliant, flattering, deferential) | |
| prostrate(adjective, humble, compliant, servility, flattering) | |
| bootlicking(noun, adjective, mean, inferior, humble) | |
| bowing(noun, verb, adjective, surrender, humble) | |
| craven(adjective, mean, submissive, subservient) | |
| parasitic(adjective, humble, compliant, flattering, deferential) | |
| smarmy(adjective, flattering, toadying, servile) | |
| unctuous(adjective, mean, submissive, flattering, subservient) | |
| brownnosing(adjective, humble, compliant, flattering, deferential) | |
| scraping(adjective, humble, flattering, deferential) | |
| spineless(adjective, humble, compliant, flattering, deferential) | |
| subject(inferior, compliant, submissive, obedient, flattering) | |
| adulatory(adjective, flattering, praising, obsequious) | |
| compliable(adjective, flattering, servile) | |
| despicable(mean, submissive, subservient, grovelling) | |
| eating crow(expression, mean, submissive, subservient) | |
| eating humble pie(expression, idiom, mean, submissive, subservient) | |
| obedient(compliant, submissive, subservient) |
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