flatterers

Insincere praise-givers

Flatterers are people who give excessive or insincere praise, typically to gain favor or advantage.

The word carries a negative connotation—flatterers aren't offering genuine compliments but manipulating through false admiration: The king surrounded himself with flatterers who told him only what he wanted to hear.

sycophant

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Obsequious flatterer seeking favor

fawnerOne who flatters servilely
bootlickerServile flatterer of superiors
brownnoserServile flatterer seeking favor

yes-man · lackey · apple-polisher · groveler · minion · flunky · courtier · stooge · leech · parasite

insincerity

phony

Fraudulent person or thing

hypocriteFeigns virtue falsely
pretenderIllegitimate claimant to power
dissemblerOne who hides beliefs

two-faced · sycophant · charlatan · fraud · faker · smarmy · glib · oleaginous · unctuous · slick

manipulation

charmers

Those who captivate others

wheedlersThose who coax through flattery
cajolersThose who persuade flatteringly
coaxersThose who persuade gently

schemer · smooth-talker · deceiver · beguiler · conniver · dissembler · sweet-talker · seducer · exploiter · persuader

praise

admirers

People who appreciate someone

eulogistsDeliverers of tribute speeches
applaudersThose who clap approvingly
hagiographersWriters of saints' lives

well-wishers · boosters · cheerleaders · supporters · fans · complimenters · celebrants · glorifiers

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