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The synonyms of “Obsequious” are: bootlicking, fawning, sycophantic, toadyish, servile, ingratiating, unctuous, oily, oleaginous, greasy, grovelling, cringing, subservient, submissive, slavish, abject
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “obsequious” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| abject | (of a situation or condition) extremely unpleasant and degrading. Abject surrender. |
| bootlicking | Attempting to win favor by flattery. A mindless herd of bootlicking sycophants. |
| cringing | Bent in fear or apprehension. He lugged his carry on bag and computer case past cringing passengers wary of being hit. |
| fawning | Attempting to win favor by flattery. Fawning interviews with Hollywood celebs. |
| greasy | Producing excessive body oil. Greasy hamburgers. |
| grovelling | Totally submissive. His grovelling references to great historians. |
| ingratiating | Capable of winning favor. A smooth ingratiating manner. |
| oily | Containing oil. An oily rag. |
| oleaginous | Containing an unusual amount of grease or oil. Oleaginous seeds. |
| servile | Relating to or involving slaves or appropriate for slaves or servants. The servile condition of the peasants. |
| slavish | Abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant- S.H.Adams. A slavish adherence to protocol. |
| submissive | Abjectly submissive characteristic of a slave or servant. A submissive almost sheeplike people. |
| subservient | Serving as a means to an end. Editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones. |
| sycophantic | Attempting to win favor by flattery. A sycophantic interview. |
| toadyish | Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery. |
| unctuous | Excessively flattering or ingratiating; oily. He seemed anxious to please but not in an unctuous way. |
| adulation | Excessive admiration or praise. He found it difficult to cope with the adulation of the fans. |
| bribe | A sum of money or other inducement offered or given to bribe someone. Lawmakers were caught accepting bribes to bring in legalized gambling. |
| bribery | The giving or offering of a bribe. His opponent had been guilty of bribery and corruption. |
| cajolery | Coaxing or flattery intended to persuade someone to do something. She uses cajolery deception and manipulation to get what she wants. |
| charm | Protect through supernatural powers or charms. Inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese. |
| epigone | An inferior imitator of some distinguished writer or artist of musician. The humdrum compositions of some of Beethoven s epigones. |
| fantasy | The faculty or activity of imagining impossible or improbable things. His researches had moved into the realms of fantasy. |
| fawning | Displaying exaggerated flattery or affection; obsequious. Fawning interviews with Hollywood celebs. |
| flattering | Enhancing someone’s appearance. It was flattering to have a pretty girl like Fiona so obviously fond of him. |
| flattery | Excessive or insincere praise. She allowed no hint of flattery to enter her voice. |
| groveling | Totally submissive. |
| hypocritical | Behaving in a way that suggests one has higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case. Hypocritical praise. |
| ingratiate | Bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them. A sycophantic attempt to ingratiate herself with the local aristocracy. |
| ingratiating | Capable of winning favor. An ingratiating manner. |
| insincere | Not expressing genuine feelings. A charming but thoroughly insincere woman. |
| lackey | A brownish European moth of woods and hedgerows, the caterpillars of which live communally in a silken tent on the food tree. He denied that he was the lackey of the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. |
| minion | A follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one. He gets oppressed minions like me to fob them off. |
| parasite | A follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage. The parasite attaches itself to the mouths of fishes. |
| persuade | (of a situation or event) provide a sound reason for (someone) to do something. You can t persuade me to buy this ugly vase. |
| servant | In a subordinate position. He was a great servant of the Labour Party. |
| servile | Submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior. Brown s attempt at servile insurrection. |
| slavish | Blindly imitative. He noted the slavish feudal respect they had for her. |
| slimy | Covered by or resembling slime. A slimy substance covered the rocks. |
| smarmy | Ingratiating and wheedling in a way that is regarded as insincere or excessive. A smarmy unctuous reply. |
| submissive | Abjectly submissive characteristic of a slave or servant. A submissive reply. |
| subservient | Prepared to obey others unquestioningly. She was subservient to her parents. |
| sycophant | A person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage. |
| sycophantic | Behaving or done in an obsequious way in order to gain advantage. A sycophantic interview. |
| toady | A person who behaves obsequiously to someone important. She imagined him toadying to his rich clients. |
| unctuous | Excessively flattering or ingratiating; oily. The unctuous Uriah Heep. |
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