suckup
Boss's constant flatterer
A suckup is someone who flatters or defers excessively to gain favor, especially with authority figures: The new guy is such a suckup—always agreeing with the boss.
The term is mildly contemptuous, implying the behavior is transparent and self-serving.
Also spelled suck-up.
The verb phrase is suck up to: She's been sucking up to the director all week.
Servile praise-giver
- toadyObsequious flatterer seeking favor
- flattererOne dispensing insincere praise
- yes-manUncritical agreeable subordinate
- bootlickerServile flatterer of superiors
lackey · minion · brown-noser · apple-polisher · crawler · doormat · teacher's pet · lapdog
Excessive insincere praise
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
- bootlickingServile flattery for advantage
- kowtowingSubmissive display of respect
- grovelingDemeaning self-abasement before another
pandering · obsequiousness · ingratiating · toadying · brown-nosing · apple-polishing · schmoozing · buttering up
sycophant
Servile praise-giver
- toadyObsequious flatterer seeking favor
- flattererOne dispensing insincere praise
- yes-manUncritical agreeable subordinate
bootlicker · lackey · minion · brown-noser · apple-polisher · crawler · doormat · teacher's pet · lapdog · hanger-on
flattery
Excessive insincere praise
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
- bootlickingServile flattery for advantage
- kowtowingSubmissive display of respect
groveling · pandering · obsequiousness · ingratiating · toadying · brown-nosing · apple-polishing · schmoozing · buttering up · kissing up
suckuprebel
Authority defier
maverick · nonconformist · defiant · insubordinate · dissident
suckupstraight shooter
Forthright, blunt person
truth-teller · plainspoken · blunt · candid · frank
- sucking upObsequious behavior toward superiors
- suck it upEndure without complaint
- suck upFlatter for advantage
- sucks the air out ofRemoves all vitality from
- sucker punchUnanticipated strike without warning
- sucked upObsequiously sought approval
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