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36 entries under flattering topic. ×
| fawning(verb, adjective, compliant, deferential) | |
| groveling(verb, adjective, compliant, deferential) | |
| bowing(noun, verb, adjective, greeting) | |
| flattering(verb, adjective, compliant, deferential) | |
| deferential(adjective, compliant, sycophantic, toadying) | |
| submissive(adjective, compliant, deferential, sycophantic) | |
| toadying(noun, adjective, pleasure, attention, kindness) | |
| cajoling(verb, adjective) | |
| obsequious(adjective, submissive, sycophantic, toadying) | |
| servile(adjective, compliant, deferential, sycophantic) | |
| slavish(adjective, compliant, deferential, sycophantic) | |
| subservient(adjective, compliant, deferential, sycophantic) | |
| adulating(verb, adjective) | |
| cringing(verb, adjective, compliant, deferential) | |
| sycophantic(adjective, compliant, deferential, toadying) | |
| bootlicking(noun, adjective, sycophantic, praising) | |
| cowering(verb, adjective, sycophantic, praising) | |
| crawling(verb, adjective, sycophantic, praising) | |
| glorifying(verb, adjective) | |
| idolizing(verb, adjective) |
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