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sycophant
Synonyms and Antonyms of sycophant
a person who flatters another in order to get ahead
apple-polisher, bootlicker, brownnoser, fawner, flunky (also flunkey), lickspittle, suck-up, toady
hanger-on, leech, parasite, sponge, sponger
henchman, lackey, lapdog, minion, running dog, satellite, slave, stooge
admirer, cultist, devotee, enthusiast, fan, groveler, idolater (or idolator), worshipper (or worshiper), zealot
adherent, camp follower, convert, disciple, follower, me-tooer, partisan (also partizan), pupil, votary
Synonym Discussion of sycophant
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- a jet-setter with an entourage of parasites
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- a powerful prince surrounded by sycophants
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- cultivated leaders of society and became their toady
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- a leech living off his family and friends
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- a shiftless sponge, always looking for a handout
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