obsequiously
With excessive deference
Obsequiously means in an excessively eager-to-please manner, showing servile deference to someone in authority.
The word suggests flattery or compliance that feels undignified: He obsequiously agreed with everything the boss said, She smiled obsequiously at the visiting dignitary.
The behavior implies self-interest rather than genuine respect.
With servile flattery
- sycophanticallyWith servile flattery
- servilelyIn subservient manner
- submissivelyIn yielding deference
- deferentiallyWith respectful yielding
slavishly · groveling · bootlicking · kowtowing · bowing · scraping · cringing · flattering
Uncritical agreeable subordinate
- apple-polishingSycophantic behavior for advantage
- brown-nosingObsequious flattery for favor
- currying favorSeeking approval through flattery
- kissing upInsincere flattery for advantage
sucking up · buttering up · brownnosing · glad-handing · name-dropping · schmoozing · networking · climbing
Bending forward in deference
- curtseyingFormal feminine bow
- ceremoniallyIn formal ritual manner
- formallyIn an official manner
- reverentiallyWith profound respect
respectfully · courtier · attendant · retainer · vassal · liege · supplicating · hand-kissing
fawningly
With servile flattery
- sycophanticallyWith servile flattery
- servilelyIn subservient manner
- submissivelyIn yielding deference
deferentially · slavishly · groveling · bootlicking · kowtowing · bowing · scraping · cringing · flattering · ingratiating
yes-man
Uncritical agreeable subordinate
- apple-polishingSycophantic behavior for advantage
- brown-nosingObsequious flattery for favor
- currying favorSeeking approval through flattery
kissing up · sucking up · buttering up · brownnosing · glad-handing · name-dropping · schmoozing · networking · climbing · ambitious
bowing
Bending forward in deference
- curtseyingFormal feminine bow
- ceremoniallyIn formal ritual manner
- formallyIn an official manner
reverentially · respectfully · courtier · attendant · retainer · vassal · liege · supplicating · hand-kissing · genuflecting
obsequiouslydefiantly
In open resistance
assertively · proudly · boldly · domineeringly · imperiously
obsequiouslyimperiously
In overbearing manner
domineeringly · arrogantly · haughtily · condescendingly · harshly