Synonyms for Obsequious

Synonyms for "obsequious" (96 found)

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Closest matches (20)

Strong matches (28)

cringing crouching deferentialfair spokenfair-spoken fawningfine spokenfine-spoken flattering footlicking fulsome groveling grovelling gushing hangdog honey-mouthed honey-tongued honeyed humble

Verb(3 words)

curried curtseyed fawned

Noun(3 words)

curtseying genuflecting grovelling

Adjective(2 words)

deferential flattering

Adjective(1 words)

flexible

Related words (48)

ingratiating insincere insinuating low lowly mealy-mouthed mealymouthed menial obeisant oily oily-tonguedon bended kneeparasitic prone prostrate servile slavish slimy slobbery smarmy

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Adjective(5 words)

ingratiating overnice smarmier subservient toadyish

Noun(2 words)

kowtowing pandering

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

4 entries

behavior demeanor rhetoric strategy

More specific

6 entries

ingratiating languagekowtow behaviorservile flatteryservilitysycophantic rhetorictoadyism

Collocations

6 entries

excessive obsequiousnessobsequious behaviorobsequious flatteryobsequious nodobsequious praiseobsequious smile

Inflections

2 entries

more obsequiousmost obsequious

Derivations

2 entries

obsequiously obsequiousness

similar

2 entries

insincere servile

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The obsequious waiter is usually assigned the best table because he always curries favor with his manager and superiors.

Source: tatoeba (56422)

Obsequious people make me feel uncomfortable.

Source: tatoeba (4416624)

He is obsequious to the higher-ups and arrogant towards his underlings.

Source: tatoeba (4901160)

If Tom senses even the slightest lack of obsequious deference, he explodes into a hail of random and spontaneous insults.

Source: tatoeba (5379886)

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