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sycophantic

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore S words

obsequiously flattering to gain favor

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Sycophantic in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing sycophantic in a sentence.

His sycophantic praise of the director fooled no one.

Antonyms
criticalcandid
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Questions about “sycophantic

Sycophantic (adjective) means obsequiously flattering to gain favor
Here is sycophantic used in an example sentence: "His sycophantic praise of the director fooled no one."
Common synonyms for sycophantic include fawning, obsequious, servile.
Antonyms of sycophantic include critical, candid.
Sycophantic is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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