What are some opposite words for obsequious?
Antonyms for obsequious
əbˈsi kwi əsob·se·quious
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term obsequious.
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obsequiousadjective
Synonyms:
servile, ingratiating, truckling, fawning, sycophantic, kiss-ass, slavish, people pleaser
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
obsequious
Antonyms:
insubmissive, independent, arrogant, self assertive, impudentSynonyms:
submissive, servile, deferential, cringing, sycophantic, flattering
Princeton's WordNet
bootlicking, fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyishadjective
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
Antonyms:
unsubmissive, unservile, sincereSynonyms:
sycophantic, toadyish, fawning, bootlickingobsequiousadjective
attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
"obsequious shop assistants"
Antonyms:
sincere, unsubmissive, unservileSynonyms:
sycophantic, toadyish, bootlicking, fawning
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
obsequiousadjective
Synonyms:
sycophantic, cringing, fawning, deferential, servile
How to use obsequious in a sentence?
Vladimir Putin knows I know Vladimir Putin, and Vladimir Putin knows me. And the fact is that this is what is needed on day one, we're in trouble. We're in trouble. This President is shredding our alliances. This President is yielding to Vladimir Putin in ways that are obsequious.
He's irreverent, honest, curious, never condescending, never obsequious, people open up to him and, in doing so, often reveal more about their hometowns or homelands than a traditional reporter could hope to document.
Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," the Conclusion:
Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.
But it is hard to know them from friends, they are so obsequious and full of protestations; for a wolf resembles a dog, so doth a flatterer a friend.
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #1264 | independent | |
| #15441 | sincere | |
| #21751 | arrogant | |
| #103529 | impudent | |
| #111501 | obsequious |
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