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- Thesaurus|1.5k
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45 entries under flattering topic. ×
| oily(adjective, smooth, friendly, honest, attitude) | |
| smarmy(adjective, soft, honest, attitude, humble) | |
| sycophantic(adjective, mean, kind, polite) | |
| fawning(adjective, mean, kind, polite, submissive) | |
| ingratiating(adjective, smooth, soft, friendly, polite) | |
| servile(adjective, submissive, subservient, slippery) | |
| adulatory(kind, polite, excessive, flattery) | |
| toadying(adjective, mean, submissive, subservient) | |
| complimentary(adjective, kind, admiring) | |
| honeyed(kind, sweet, polite, flattery) | |
| abject(adjective, mean, submissive, subservient) | |
| courtly(adjective, kind, smooth, easy, friendly) | |
| appreciative(kind, polite, respectful, admiring) | |
| cringing(adjective, mean, submissive, subservient) | |
| deferential(adjective, sycophantic, servile, obsequious) | |
| fair-spoken(kind, polite, respectful, admiring) | |
| gracious(adjective, kind, smooth, easy, friendly) | |
| saccharine(adjective, excessive, immoderate, sycophantic) | |
| slavish(adjective, mean, submissive, subservient) | |
| approbative(kind, polite, respectful, admiring) |
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