Yes man

/jɛs mæn/

Synonyms for "yes man" (98 found)

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Closest matches (20)

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Strong matches (29)

conformer conformist consenter conventionalist courtier covenanter covenantor creature cringer dupe fawner flatterer flunky follower footlicker formalist groveler handshaker helothoi polloi

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inferior instrument jackal junior kowtower lackeyled captain

Noun(2 words)

grovellerlap dog

Related words (49)

lickspit lickspittle lightweightlower classlower ordersmasses mealymouth methodologistmiddle americanmiddle-class typeminionmodel childorganization manparrot pawn pedant peon perfectionist philistineplastic person

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precisian precisianist puppetsecond fiddlesecondary serf sheep slave spaniel square stooge subaltern subordinate suck sycophant teenybopperthird stringertimeserver toad toady tool trimmer truckler tufthunter underling understrapper yea-sayer

Noun(2 words)

sycophants toadies

Sample sentences

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Crowds of yes men elbowed one another out of the way, hoping to get a chance to kiss the boss's ring.

Source: wiktionary

The function of a Vice-President is the job of a yes-man, as they call it in America.

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Rice is a "yes man," says one former top government official. "She thinks her job is just to figure out what the president is trying to say and then to say it more articulately."

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