Thesaurus:sycophant
English
Synonyms
- adulator
- apple polisher
- arse-kisser (vulgar)
- arse-licker (vulgar)
- ass-kisser (vulgar)
- ass-licker (vulgar)
- bootlicker (vulgar)
- buttkisser (vulgar)
- buttlicker (vulgar)
- brown noser
- clawback (obsolete)
- dickrider (vulgar)
- doormat
- flatterer
- flunkey
- groveler (US)
- groveller (UK)
- hanger-on
- kiss-ass
- lackey
- lickspittle
- lick-platter (obsolete)
- lickpot (obsolete)
- minion
- people pleaser
- pickthank
- simp (online slang)
- suck up [⇒ thesaurus]
- sycophant
- throne sniffer
- toadeater
- toady
- white knight
Antonyms
Hyponyms
- courtier
- shill
- heeler (US, dated)
- teacher's pet
- tufthunter (UK, archaic)
- yes man
Hypernyms
See also
Further reading
- “935. flatterer” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “886. servility” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “sycophant” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
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