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50 entries under fawning topic. ×
| obsequious(adjective, smooth, soft, humble, submissive) | |
| sycophantic(adjective, kind, smooth, soft, polite) | |
| toadying(noun, adjective, soft, humble, charming) | |
| deferential(adjective, soft, humble, charming, compliant) | |
| bootlicking(noun, adjective, stroke, flattery, commendation) | |
| truckling(noun, adjective, stroke, flattery, commendation) | |
| flattery(noun, adulation, servility, submissiveness, sycophancy) | |
| adulation(noun, stroke, flattery, commendation, servility) | |
| blandishment(noun, stroke, flattery, commendation, adulation) | |
| blarney(noun, stroke, flattery, commendation, adulation) | |
| soft soap(noun, expression, idiom, stroke, commendation) | |
| applause(noun, stroke, flattery, commendation, adulation) | |
| approbation(noun, stroke, flattery, commendation, adulation) | |
| brownnosing(noun, adjective, compliant, flattery, servility) | |
| cajolery(noun, stroke, flattery, commendation, adulation) | |
| commendation(noun, stroke, flattery, adulation, servility) | |
| compliments(noun, stroke, flattery, commendation, adulation) | |
| encomium(noun, stroke, flattery, commendation, adulation) | |
| eulogy(noun, stroke, flattery, commendation, adulation) | |
| eyewash(noun, stroke, flattery, commendation, adulation) |
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