64 entries under toadying topic. ×

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fawning(verb, adjective, kind, polite, stroke)
14
obsequious(adjective, smooth, soft, humble, submissive)
11
ingratiating(adjective, soft, humble, charming, slick)
11
sycophantic(adjective, kind, smooth, soft, polite)
8
smarmy(adjective, soft, humble, charming, slick)
7
servile(adjective, compliant, slick, deferential, slippery)
6
cringing(verb, adjective, compliant, deferential, sycophantic)
6
deferential(adjective, soft, humble, charming, compliant)
5
bootlicking(noun, adjective, stroke, flattery, commendation)
5
kowtowing(verb, adjective, compliant, deferential, sycophantic)
5
truckling(noun, adjective, stroke, flattery, commendation)
4
abject(adjective, compliant, deferential, sycophantic)
3
flattery(noun, adulation, servility, submissiveness, sycophancy)
3
groveling(verb, adjective, compliant, deferential, sycophantic)
2
adulation(noun, stroke, flattery, commendation, servility)
2
blandishment(noun, stroke, flattery, commendation, adulation)
2
blarney(noun, stroke, flattery, commendation, adulation)
2
parasitic(adjective, compliant, deferential, sycophantic)
2
prostrate(adjective, compliant, deferential, sycophantic)
2
slavish(adjective, compliant, deferential, sycophantic)
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