20
obsequious(adjective, mean, inferior, boring, compliant)
18
flattering(verb, adjective, kind, polite, stroke)
16
sycophantic(adjective, mean, kind, inferior, polite)
14
flattery(noun, praise, charm, worship, admiration)
13
servile(adjective, miserable, inferior, wretched, compliant)
13
toadying(noun, adjective, mean, compliant, submissive)
12
bootlicking(noun, adjective, mean, praise, inferior)
10
cringing(noun, verb, adjective, mean, inferior)
10
slavish(adjective, mean, inferior, compliant, submissive)
9
abject(adjective, mean, miserable, inferior, wretched)
9
adulation(noun, praise, charm, stroke, worship)
9
deferential(adjective, inferior, compliant, submissive, docile)
9
smarmy(adjective, excessive, flattering, immoderate, sycophantic)
9
toadyish
8
grovelling(noun, verb, adjective, mean, boring)
8
unctuous(adjective, mean, kind, polite, submissive)
8
blandishment(noun, praise, charm, stroke, worship)
8
ingratiating(adjective, compliant, excessive, flattering, deferential)
8
subservient(adjective, mean, boring, compliant, submissive)
8
sycophancy(noun, praise, stroke, worship, admiration)
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