Synonyms & related words for sycophant

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of sycophant — including toady, fawner, lickspittle, bootlicker, toadeater, bootlicking. 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 sycophant

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

Synonyms for sycophant

Common synonyms for sycophant include toady, fawner, lickspittle, bootlicker, toadeater, bootlicking, adulator, groveler — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does sycophant come from?

The word sycophant breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: syco-, from Greek sykon (“fig”); and -phant, from Greek phaino (“show, appear”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.