Synonyms of toadies

toadies 1 of 2

noun

plural of toady

as in sycophants

a person who flatters another in order to get ahead

no one liked the office toady, who spent most of her time complimenting the boss on what a great job he was doing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sycophants
• minions
• lickspittles
• bootlickers
• henchmen
• flunkies
• fawners
• parasites
• fans
• suck-ups
• sponges
• devotees
• admirers
• slaves
• brownnosers
• pupils
• yes-men
• apple-polishers
• apparatchiks
• lackeys
• partisans
• hangers-on
• disciples
• followers
• leeches
• stooges
• spongers
• adherents
• lapdogs
• company men
• enthusiasts
• satellites
• zealots
• cultists
• worshippers
• idolaters
• votaries
• running dogs
• camp followers
• converts
• grovelers
• me-tooers

toadies

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of toady

as in fusses

to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior

a satirical novel about an amoral go-getter who toadies his way to the top of the corporate ladder

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fusses
• kowtows
• drools
• fawns
• truckles
• curries favor
• courts
• bootlicks
• kisses up to
• apple-polishes
• sucks (up)
• submits
• defers
• ingratiates
• slobbers
• woos
• slavers
• gushes
• worships
• cajoles
• idolizes
• grovels
• endears
• coaxes
• cowers
• adulates
• cringes
• overpraises
• flatters
• soft-soaps
• abases
• debases
• blandishes
• demeans
• yields

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• despises
• disdains
• scorns
• scoffs
• challenges
• jeers
• defies
• gibes
• braves

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of toadies

Noun

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

Like the most treacherous toadies from literature — Iago, Wormtongue, Tywin Lannister — Miller managed to shove aside rivals to latch onto his master’s ear and guide him toward more evil. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026

And his toadies that go along with him are -- are subscribing to that. — ABC News, 28 Dec. 2025

In the past, Newsom denounced judges who ruled against them as toadies of the firearms industry. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025

Naturally his reliable Republican toadies lined up to support him. — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2025