🔄 Synonyms of "Obsequious"
6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| servilenoun | Excessively eager to please; obsequious. |
| insincere | Not genuinely meaning what has been expressed; not sincere; artificial; factitious. |
| fawningnoun | Seeking favor by way of flattery; flattering, servile. |
| sycophantic | Excessively eager to please, especially for personal gain; obsequious, flattering. |
| bootlickingnoun | Obsequious or servile behaviour. |
| toadyish | Sycophantic; fawning. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Obsequious"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bootlickingnoun | Obsequious or servile behaviour. |
| sycophantic | Excessively eager to please, especially for personal gain; obsequious, flattering. |
| toadyish | Sycophantic; fawning. |
| fawningnoun | Seeking favor by way of flattery; flattering, servile. |
| servile | Excessively eager to please; obsequious. |
| insincere | Not genuinely meaning what has been expressed; not sincere; artificial; factitious. |
| subservient | Obsequiously submissive. |
| obsequent | (obsolete) Obedient; submissive; obsequious. |
| courtly | Befitting of a royal court; reflecting the manners or behaviour of people at court. |
| servious | (obsolete) servile; obsequious |
| sycophantical | Alternative form of sycophantic. [Excessively eager to please, especially for personal gain; obsequious, flattering.] |
| sequaciousnoun | (Of people) Likely to follow, conform, or yield to others, especially showing unthinking adherence to others' ideas; easily led. |
| duteous | (archaic) dutiful |
| knee-crooking | Obsequious; submissive. |
| dough-faced | (US, idiomatic) Cowardly. |
| vernile | (rare) Suiting a slave; servile; obsequious. |
| vassalnoun | (historical, law) The grantee of a fief, a subordinate granted use of a superior's land and its income in exchange for vows of fidelity and homage and (typically) military service. |
| trucklingnoun | Fawning; ingratiation. |
| submissive | Meekly obedient or passive; obsequious. |
| butterynoun | (UK) A room in a university where snacks are sold. |
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