Thesaurus results for BROWNNOSER

brownnoser

noun

as in sycophant

a person who flatters another in order to get ahead surrounded himself with brainless brownnosers, so no wonder the company went down the tubes

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Noun

The sycophants sat on their hands while their constituents suffered.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
Having been given countless opportunities to make their names in history as the conscience of the GOP, the six members of Arkansas' congressional delegation chose for the past decade to instead be Trump sycophants.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of sycophant

Noun

Under Homelander’s rule, spineless toadies like The Deep would be the only remaining followers.

— Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
His embrace of Trump‘s endorsement and refusal to admit that Joe Biden legitimately won the 2020 presidential election expose him as a toady.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026

Definition of toady

Noun

The result of this dynamic tension of bootlickers, according to Bernhard’s narrator, is the perpetual elevation and official anointment of mediocrity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
If all goes to hell and America devolves into a rank dictatorship, beware the bootlicker.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026

Definition of bootlicker

Noun

The implication is that American troop positioning throughout Europe will go to the biggest suck-ups.

— Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 22 Aug. 2026
Matthew eventually one-ups the request by losing his boxers as well and going full Winnie the Pooh, which earns him the respect of his fellow suck-ups.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2025

Definition of suck-up

Noun

Over the past two years, not every Republican official was a lickspittle enabler; some were just pathetically silent, but all were held responsible.

— Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2026
Rarely has a president been surrounded by such an array of toadies and lickspittles, operating beyond their competence in an atmosphere of organizational chaos.

— Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026

Definition of lickspittle

Noun

Noel said classrooms could be temporarily moved to cooler spaces or provided fans, and that a supplemental cooling unit had been ordered.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2026
The project imploded after allegations emerged that Bemis had engaged in inappropriate communication with underage fans.

— Larry Fitzmaurice, Pitchfork, 13 Nov. 2026

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