SYCOPHANTS Synonyms

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

• try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

• a person who uses flattery

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

• 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 who accepts the leadership of another

• someone who travels behind or pursues another

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

• someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along

• a servile or fawning dependant

• relating to or caused by parasites

• of or pertaining to epenthesis

• of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another

• a person of unquestioning obedience

• a victim of ridicule or pranks

• cruise in slow or routine flights

• act as the stooge

• act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner

• 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 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