Synonyms of yes-man

yes-man

noun

as in minion

disapproving a person (especially a man) who agrees with everything that someone says; a person who supports the opinions or ideas of someone else in order to earn that person's approval

corporate yes-men

Related Words

• minion
• soldier
• adherent
• sycophant
• lackey
• convert
• faithful
• henchman
• stooge
• disciple
• toady
• satellite
• acolyte
• flunky
• lickspittle
• hanger-on
• apparatchik
• follower
• votary
• camp follower
• missionary
• apostle
• myrmidon
• loyalist
• protégé
• partisan
• pupil
• epigone
• proselytizer
• student
• liege man
• supporter
• votarist
• fan
• ideologist
• advocate
• champion
• ideologue
• sectarian
• zealot
• devotee
• worshipper
• enthusiast
• idolater
• backer
• cultist
• scholar
• admirer

Dissimilar Words

• traitor
• turncoat
• renegade
• defector
• apostate
• leader
• coryphaeus

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of yes-man

Is her team currently full of yes-men high on her supply? — Bianca Davino, Refinery29, 7 Oct. 2025

The first, Jim O’Neill, is a biotech entrepreneur who lacks a degree in medicine or public health and was widely seen as a yes-man for Kennedy. — Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026

The appointment of a ‘yes-man’ at the head of the Fed (Kevin Hassett fits this role much more than the other leading candidate Kevin Warsh), will likely spur resistance within the institution, and across the regional Fed banks whose presidents help to make up the rate setting committee. — Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025

During the rollout of ChatGPT’s GPT-4o model in 2025, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman agreed with X users that the chatbot had a problem with being a yes-man. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2026