GRE vocabulary
toadyism
the habitual practice of fawning servility to win favor
In a sentence
Toadyism in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing toadyism in a sentence.
The office rewarded toadyism over genuine competence, much to her disgust.
Synonyms
Antonyms
independenceforthrightness
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tacit
understood or implied without being openly stated
taciturn
habitually reserved and uncommunicative in speech
tangential
only loosely relevant; diverging from the main point
tangible
perceptible by touch or concrete enough to be grasped
tangle
to twist together into a confused or knotted mass
tantamount
equivalent in effect or value to something else
tarnish
to dull or damage the luster, reputation, or purity of something
tautological
needlessly repeating an idea using different words
Common questions
Questions about “toadyism”
Toadyism (noun) means the habitual practice of fawning servility to win favor
Here is toadyism used in an example sentence: "The office rewarded toadyism over genuine competence, much to her disgust."
Common synonyms for toadyism include sycophancy, obsequiousness, servility, sycophantism.
Antonyms of toadyism include independence, forthrightness.
Toadyism is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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