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toady

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of toady

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 of toady

apple-polisher, bootlicker, brownnoser, fawner, flunky (also flunkey), lickspittle, suck-up, sycophant

Words Related to toady

yes-man

apparatchik, company man

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 toady

parasite, sycophant, toady, leech, sponge mean a usually obsequious flatterer or self-seeker. parasite applies to one who clings to a person of wealth, power, or influence or is useless to society.

- a jet-setter with an entourage of parasites

sycophant adds to this a strong suggestion of fawning, flattery, or adulation.

- a powerful prince surrounded by sycophants

toady emphasizes the servility and snobbery of the self-seeker.

- cultivated leaders of society and became their toady

leech stresses persistence in clinging to or bleeding another for one's own advantage.

- a leech living off his family and friends

sponge stresses the parasitic laziness, dependence, and opportunism of the cadger.

- a shiftless sponge, always looking for a handout

toady

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of toady

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 of toady

apple-polish, bootlick, fawn, fuss, kowtow, suck (up), truckle

Words Related to toady

drool, gush, slaver, slobber

endear, ingratiate

court, woo

adulate, idolize, worship

blandish, cajole, coax, flatter, overpraise, soft-soap

cower, cringe, grovel

abase, debase, demean

defer, submit, yield

Phrases Synonymous with toady

curry favor, kiss up to

Near Antonyms of toady

despise, disdain, scorn

gibe (or jibe), jeer, scoff

brave, challenge, defy

Synonym Discussion of toady

fawn, toady, truckle, cringe, cower mean to behave abjectly before a superior. fawn implies seeking favor by servile flattery or exaggerated attention.