SYCOPHANT Synonyms

• someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect

• a person who uses flattery

• a person of unquestioning obedience

• A fawning toady; a base sycophant.

• (by extension) The practice of giving empty flattery for personal gain.

• To play the toady; take the role of a lickspittle to please (someone).

• a male servant (especially a footman)

• a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

• a male servant (especially a footman)

• a person of unquestioning obedience

• an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host

• a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

• take in, also metaphorically

• ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior

• try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

• a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

• a person who crawls or creeps along the ground

• terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers