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Synonyms for sycophant
ˈsɪk ə fənt, -ˌfænt, ˈsaɪ kə-syco·phant
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sycophantnoun
One who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another.
sycophantnoun
One who seeks to gain through the powerful and influential.
sycophantnoun
Synonyms:
ass-kisser, brown noser, suck up, yes man
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Princeton's WordNet
sycophant, toady, crawler, lackey, ass-kissernoun
a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
Synonyms:
flunkey, crawler, ass-kisser, earthworm, nightcrawler, creeper, red worm, fishing worm, flunky, lackey, nightwalker, angleworm, fishworm, wiggler, toady, dew worm
Dictionary of English Synonymes
sycophantnoun
Synonyms:
parasite, fawner, toady, wheedler, flunkey, spaniel, lick-spittle, pick-thank, toad-eater, time-server, hanger-on, mean flatterer
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sycophantnoun
Synonyms:
fawner, toady, flunky, lickspittle
Translations for sycophant
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- متملق ذليلArabic
- gwenieithwrWelsh
- spytslikkerDanish
- Schleimer, Kriecher, Speichellecker, SchmeichlerGerman
- συκοφάντηςGreek
- sicofanta, adulador, pelota, lameculosSpanish
- pealekaebaja, takkakiitjaEstonian
- ادم چاپلوسPersian
- imartelijaFinnish
- flagorneurFrench
- sodalaicheScottish Gaelic
- foalsereyManx
- चापलूसHindi
- talpnyalóHungarian
- պնակալեզ, քծնողArmenian
- smjaðrari, undirlægja, höfðingjasleikjaIcelandic
- delatore, leccaculo, leccapiedi, ruffiano, sicofante, adulatoreItalian
- חמורHebrew
- ごますりJapanese
- ಸಿಕೊಫಂಟ್Kannada
- gatlikker, bruinwerker, kontlikker, pluimstrijker, vleier, kruiperDutch
- spyttsleiker, spyttslikkerNorwegian
- pochlebca, cmokier, lizusPolish
- lambe-botas, sicofanta, puxa-saco, bajulador, aduladorPortuguese
- льстец, подхалим, лизоблюд, подлизаRussian
- ulizica, улизицаSerbo-Croatian
- భట్రాజుTelugu
- sipsipTagalog
- dalkavukTurkish
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