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    sycophantic
    /ˌsɪkəˈfantɪk/

    adjective

    • 1. behaving or done in an obsequious way in order to gain advantage: "a sycophantic interview"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSYCOPHANTIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Sycophantic means praising people in authority in a way that is not sincere, usually to get some advantage. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and the Hansard archive.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sycophanticSycophantic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SYCOPHANTIC is of, relating to, or characteristic of a sycophant : fawning, obsequious. How to use sycophantic in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySYCOPHANTIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Sycophantic means praising people in authority insincerely to get some advantage from them. Learn how to use this formal adjective with examples, synonyms and translations in different languages.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sycophantSycophant Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    A sycophant is a servile self-seeking flatterer who fawns on someone in power or influence. Learn the origin, synonyms, and examples of this word from ancient Greece to modern English.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sycophanticSycophantic - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Someone who's sycophantic goes overboard with compliments, usually to gain some kind of advantage. You see sycophantic behavior in Hollywood all the time, from red carpet interviews pouring flattery on movie stars to fawning autograph seekers. Sycophantic comes from the Greek word sykophantes, "one who shows the fig," a vulgar gesture of the ...

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSYCOPHANCY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Sycophancy is the behaviour of praising powerful or rich people insincerely to get some advantage from them. Learn more about this word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSYCOPHANTIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Sycophantic means flattering people who are more important and powerful than they are in order to gain an advantage for themselves. Learn more about the word frequency, synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, conjugations and sentences of sycophantic.