adulator
One who fawns
An adulator is someone who flatters excessively, typically to gain favor or advantage.
The word carries a note of insincerity—an adulator praises not from genuine admiration but from self-interest: The king surrounded himself with adulators who told him only what he wanted to hear.
Servile praise-giver
- toadyObsequious flatterer seeking favor
- fawnerOne who flatters servilely
- bootlickerServile flatterer of superiors
- yes-manUncritical agreeable subordinate
brown-noser · schmoozer · sweet-talker · smooth-talker · charmer · gusher · complimenter · apple-polisher
Excessive insincere praise
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
- grovelingDemeaning self-abasement before another
- kowtowingSubmissive display of respect
- toadyingObsequious behavior seeking favor
sycophancy · obsequiousness · ingratiating · unctuous · smarmy · effusive · glib · servile
sycophant
Servile praise-giver
- toadyObsequious flatterer seeking favor
- fawnerOne who flatters servilely
- bootlickerServile flatterer of superiors
yes-man · brown-noser · schmoozer · sweet-talker · smooth-talker · charmer · gusher · complimenter · apple-polisher · flunky
flattery
Excessive insincere praise
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
- grovelingDemeaning self-abasement before another
- kowtowingSubmissive display of respect
toadying · sycophancy · obsequiousness · ingratiating · unctuous · smarmy · effusive · glib · servile · deferential
adulatorcritic
One who judges merit
detractor · disparager · faultfinder · censurer · castigator
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