go-alongs
Those who comply
Go-alongs are people who passively follow others rather than acting independently or voicing dissent.
The term implies compliance without conviction—going along to get along: The committee was full of go-alongs who never challenged the chairman.
Often paired with get-alongs in the phrase go-alongs and get-alongs, describing those who prioritize social harmony over principle.
Those who accompany
- partnersJoint venture participants
- tagalongsThose who attach themselves
- followersPeople who support someone
- joinersThose who become members
hangers-on · entourage · sidekicks · plus-ones · groupies · attendants · fellow travelers · buddies
Foods accompanying the main
- pairingsCombinations of two
- complementsThings that enhance together
- extrasAdditional items included
- additionsThings joined to existing wholes
condiments · garnishes · toppings · fixings · accoutrements · accompaniments · relishes · chutneys
Automatic approval-givers
- conformistsThose obeying social norms
- agreersThose who concur
- followersPeople who support someone
- pushoversThose easily persuaded
sycophants · enablers · accommodators · pleasers · appeasers · bootlickers · doormats · sheep
companions
Those who accompany
- partnersJoint venture participants
- tagalongsThose who attach themselves
- followersPeople who support someone
joiners · hangers-on · entourage · sidekicks · plus-ones · groupies · attendants · fellow travelers · buddies · cronies
side dishes
Foods accompanying the main
- pairingsCombinations of two
- complementsThings that enhance together
- extrasAdditional items included
additions · condiments · garnishes · toppings · fixings · accoutrements · accompaniments · relishes · chutneys · pickles
yes-men
Automatic approval-givers
- conformistsThose obeying social norms
- agreersThose who concur
- followersPeople who support someone
pushovers · sycophants · enablers · accommodators · pleasers · appeasers · bootlickers · doormats · sheep · lackeys
go-alongsleaders
Those with authority
trailblazers · initiators · pioneers · ringleaders · movers and shakers
go-alongsdissenters
Opponents of prevailing views
rebels · nonconformists · resisters · contrarians · objectors
go-alongsfreethinkers
Independent-minded questioners of orthodoxy
skeptics · questioners · challengers · critical thinkers · individualists