Synonyms & related words for sycophancy

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of sycophancy — including toadyism, obsequiousness, fawning, bootlicking, flattery, ingratiation. 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 sycophancy

Explore words related to sycophancy — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include flunkeyism, adulator, servility, sycophantic, toadyish, sycophantism, assentator, sycophantish. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for sycophancy

Common synonyms for sycophancy include toadyism, obsequiousness, fawning, bootlicking, flattery, ingratiation, toadying, adulation — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does sycophancy come from?

The word sycophancy breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: syco, from Greek sykon (“fig”); phan, from Greek phainein (“to show, reveal”); and -cy, from Greek ia (“quality or state of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.