ass-kisser
Shameless brown-noser
An ass-kisser is someone who flatters or fawns over people in authority to gain favor.
The term is contemptuous, implying the behavior is insincere and degrading: He got promoted because he's an ass-kisser, not because he's competent.
Also ass-licker, brown-noser.
Obsequious flatterer seeking favor
- brownnoserServile flatterer seeking favor
- yes-manUncritical agreeable subordinate
- fawnerOne who flatters servilely
- grovelerOne who abases themselves
flatterer · lackey · minion · flunkey · doormat · stooge · apple-polisher · suck-up
Fraudulent person or thing
- two-facedInsincere and deceptive
- fakeNot the real thing
- disingenuousFeigning ignorance or innocence
- hypocriticalFeigning beliefs one lacks
false · pretentious · superficial · smooth-talker · sweet-talker · charmer · schmoozer · glad-hander
Crafty, deceitful planner
- climberOne who scales
- social climberOne pursuing higher status
- careeristAdvancement-obsessed professional
- self-promoterOne who advertises themselves
networker · political · calculating · ambitious · strategic · manipulative · self-serving · brown-nosing
toady
Obsequious flatterer seeking favor
- brownnoserServile flatterer seeking favor
- yes-manUncritical agreeable subordinate
- fawnerOne who flatters servilely
groveler · flatterer · lackey · minion · flunkey · doormat · stooge · apple-polisher · suck-up · crawler
phony
Fraudulent person or thing
- two-facedInsincere and deceptive
- fakeNot the real thing
- disingenuousFeigning ignorance or innocence
hypocritical · false · pretentious · superficial · smooth-talker · sweet-talker · charmer · schmoozer · glad-hander · oleaginous
schemer
Crafty, deceitful planner
- climberOne who scales
- social climberOne pursuing higher status
- careeristAdvancement-obsessed professional
self-promoter · networker · political · calculating · ambitious · strategic · manipulative · self-serving · brown-nosing · backstabber
ass-kisserrebel
Authority defier
maverick · nonconformist · iconoclast · troublemaker · contrarian