kiss-ass
Shameless workplace sycophant
A kiss-ass is someone who flatters others excessively to gain favor—a sycophant: The boss only promotes kiss-asses.
As a verb, to kiss ass means to behave obsequiously.
Servile flatterer of superiors
- brownnoserServile flatterer seeking favor
- apple-polisherObsequious flatterer of authority
- yes-manUncritical agreeable subordinate
- toadyObsequious flatterer seeking favor
fawner · suck-up · flatterer · lackey · minion · hanger-on · groveler · flunky
Excessively submissive, lacking independence
- subservientExcessively eager to obey
- deferentialShowing humble submission
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
- unctuousExcessively and insincerely earnest
smarmy · cringing · slavish · spineless · meek · submissive · compliant · docile
Fraudulent person or thing
- two-facedInsincere and deceptive
- disingenuousFeigning ignorance or innocence
- hypocriticalFeigning beliefs one lacks
- fakeNot the real thing
false · artificial · feigned · pretentious · superficial · hollow · empty · dishonest
Crafty and calculating
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- connivingSecretly planning wrongdoing
- opportunisticExploiting circumstances for gain
self-serving · ambitious · crafty · devious · political · strategic · backstabbing · careerist
bootlicker
Servile flatterer of superiors
- brownnoserServile flatterer seeking favor
- apple-polisherObsequious flatterer of authority
- yes-manUncritical agreeable subordinate
toady · fawner · suck-up · flatterer · lackey · minion · hanger-on · groveler · flunky · doormat
servile
Excessively submissive, lacking independence
- subservientExcessively eager to obey
- deferentialShowing humble submission
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
unctuous · smarmy · cringing · slavish · spineless · meek · submissive · compliant · docile · obeisant
phony
Fraudulent person or thing
- two-facedInsincere and deceptive
- disingenuousFeigning ignorance or innocence
- hypocriticalFeigning beliefs one lacks
fake · false · artificial · feigned · pretentious · superficial · hollow · empty · dishonest · duplicitous
scheming
Crafty and calculating
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- connivingSecretly planning wrongdoing
opportunistic · self-serving · ambitious · crafty · devious · political · strategic · backstabbing · careerist · status-seeking
kiss-assrebel
Authority defier
defiant · insubordinate · troublemaker · contrarian · rabble-rouser
kiss-assstraight shooter
Forthright, blunt person
truth-teller · frank · blunt · candid · plainspoken
kiss-assindependent
Free from external control
self-reliant · lone wolf · backbone · free spirit · independent thinker