TOADYISH Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

toadyish

adjective

Definition of toadyish

as in sycophantic

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Adjective

His usual complaint is that the network isn’t sycophantic enough.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Politicians in both parties are distancing themselves from an increasingly unpopular building boom faster than a sycophantic chatbot can flatter its user.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of sycophantic

Adjective

Others seemed meek, with downcast eyes that refused to meet the camera.

— Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Moore plays Mona, a meek, thoroughly unseen wife and mother who impulsively decides to audition for a community theater musical despite having no experience.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of meek

Adjective

The unassuming social media scroller or person who clicked onto the website would have no clue of the Buckeye Bulletin’s apparent connection to a group of wealthy Southern California Republications.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Well-rested after a bye, the unassuming Jones should do very well.

— Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of unassuming

Adjective

Rangel, a mustachioed, natty dresser rarely seen with a hair out of place, hardly had a reputation for a shy and retiring personality.

— Daily News Staff, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
After running more than 400 games, the researchers concluded that a fully passive style of scavenging – snatching some carrion when no one is looking – was too retiring and less than ideal.

— Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2023

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