toadied
Acted servilely toward
Toadied is the past tense of toady, meaning to flatter or defer to someone in a servile way, seeking their favor: He toadied to the boss for years before getting promoted.
The word suggests undignified, excessive attempts to please someone in a position of power.
Servilely attentive to superiors
- grovelingDemeaning self-abasement before another
- bootlickingServile flattery for advantage
- kowtowingSubmissive display of respect
- cringingShrinking in discomfort
prostrate · slavish · subservient · sycophantic · unctuous · complaisant · deferential · worshipful
Excessive willingness to obey
- submissivenessDisposition to obey others
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- docilityReadiness to submit
meekness · deference · acquiescence · yielding · subordination · passivity · tameness · tractability
Extravagant, servile praise
- flatteryExcessive insincere praise
- blandishmentFlattering words to persuade
- sweet-talkFlatter to persuade
- smooth-talkingCharmingly persuasive in speech
sugarcoated · complimenting · praising · fussing · schmoozing · gushing · soft-soaping · honeyed
Crafty and calculating
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- connivingSecretly planning wrongdoing
- deviousUnderhanded and calculating
underhanded · insidious · insinuating · exploitative · self-serving · opportunistic · strategic · duplicitous
obsequious
Servilely attentive to superiors
- grovelingDemeaning self-abasement before another
- bootlickingServile flattery for advantage
- kowtowingSubmissive display of respect
cringing · prostrate · slavish · subservient · sycophantic · unctuous · complaisant · deferential · worshipful · bowing
subservience
Excessive willingness to obey
- submissivenessDisposition to obey others
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- complianceAdhering to requirements
docility · meekness · deference · acquiescence · yielding · subordination · passivity · tameness · tractability · pliability
adulation
Extravagant, servile praise
- flatteryExcessive insincere praise
- blandishmentFlattering words to persuade
- sweet-talkFlatter to persuade
smooth-talking · sugarcoated · complimenting · praising · fussing · schmoozing · gushing · soft-soaping · honeyed · effusive
scheming
Crafty and calculating
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- connivingSecretly planning wrongdoing
devious · underhanded · insidious · insinuating · exploitative · self-serving · opportunistic · strategic · duplicitous · guileful
- fawnedgroveled, kowtowed, flattered, curried favor, bootlicked
- grovelingfawned, kowtowed, prostrated, bootlicked, brownnosed
toadieddefied
Openly resisted authority
rebelled · resisted · stood up to · challenged · asserted oneself
toadiedcommanded
Gave authoritative instructions
dominated · lorded over · bossed · dictated · ruled
toadiedself-reliant
Able to provide independently
asserted oneself · went one's own way · kept one's own counsel