FLATTERER Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word flatterer. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for FLATTERER
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adulator | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who uses flattery | ||||||||
bootlicker | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect | ||||||||
fawner | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect | ||||||||
flunkey | nounn | |||||||
noun • a male servant (especially a footman) • a person of unquestioning obedience | ||||||||
groveler | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect | ||||||||
lackey | nounn | |||||||
noun • a male servant (especially a footman) • a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage | ||||||||
minion | nounn | |||||||
noun • a servile or fawning dependant | ||||||||
spaniel | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears | ||||||||
sycophant | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage | ||||||||
toady | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage verb • try to gain favor by cringing or flattering | ||||||||
yes-man | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person of unquestioning obedience | ||||||||
lickspittle | nounn | |||||||
noun • A fawning toady; a base sycophant. • (by extension) The practice of giving empty flattery for personal gain. verb • To play the toady; take the role of a lickspittle to please (someone). |