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Synonyms for toady
ˈtoʊ ditoad·y
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Princeton's WordNet
sycophant, toady, crawler, lackey, ass-kisserverb
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, sycophant, flunky, lackey, nightwalker, angleworm, fishworm, wiggler, dew wormfawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck upverb
try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
"He is always kowtowing to his boss"
Synonyms:
soak up, sidle up, cower, cotton up, sop up, bootlick, fawn, cozy up, imbibe, crawl, draw, grovel, shine up, absorb, cringe, take up, truckle, kowtow, take in, suck, play up, kotow, scrape, creep, genuflect, suck up
Dictionary of English Synonymes
toadynoun
Synonyms:
[Colloquial and Low.] sycophant, TOAD-EATERtoadyverb
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
toadynoun
Synonyms:
sycophant, toad-eater, flatterer, fawner
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #3350 | draw | |
| #3373 | suck | |
| #14216 | crawl | |
| #15816 | absorb | |
| #18621 | creep | |
| #26125 | crawler | |
| #30821 | fawn | |
| #32424 | scrape | |
| #34553 | creeper | |
| #43010 | cringe | |
| #43265 | lackey | |
| #66450 | earthworm | |
| #90818 | nightcrawler | |
| #102486 | cower | |
| #109618 | wiggler | |
| #116571 | grovel | |
| #127434 | imbibe | |
| #128894 | toady | |
| #148601 | sycophant | |
| #169803 | nightwalker | |
| #177735 | flunky | |
| #205178 | genuflect | |
| #207328 | kowtow | |
| #275633 | truckle |
Translations for toady
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- vlezdoprdelkaCzech
- Arschkriecher, SchleimerGerman
- come mierda, lambiscón, chupamedias, arrastrado, sobon, pelotillero, lameculos, cepillero, franeleroSpanish
- hännystelijä, makeilija, imartelija, mielistelijäFinnish
- flagorneurFrench
- failpéirIrish
- चापलूसHindi
- adulatore, ruffiano, leccaculo, sicofanteItalian
- подлизурко, полтронMacedonian
- smiskeNorwegian
- lizusPolish
- puxa-sacoPortuguese
- подхалим, подлизаRussian
- 蟾蜍Chinese
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