Synonyms & related words for obsequious

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of obsequious — including sycophantic, fawning, bootlicking, servile, truckling, toadying. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to obsequious

Explore words related to obsequious — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include obsequiously, toadyism, obsequent, obsequiousness, sycophantically, fawningly, servility, sycophant. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for obsequious

Common synonyms for obsequious include sycophantic, fawning, bootlicking, servile, truckling, toadying, subservient, adulatory — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does obsequious come from?

The word obsequious breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root sequ-, from Latin sequor (“to follow”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.