sycophantic
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/sɪkəˈfæntɪk/
Definition of sycophantic
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Excessively eager to please, especially for personal gain; obsequious, flattering.
“The sycophantic slags all say / "I knew him first, and I knew him well"”
“I melt into a sycophantic soup, and all that’s left to do is giggle, fawn and swoon.”
“when the princess’s former nanny Marion Crawford, “Crawfie”, published an entirely anodyne and sycophantic memoir in 1950, she was cast into outer darkness by the family.”
“Then, at the 40 minute mark, [US Vice President J.D.] Vance chimed in with some sycophantic nonsense.”
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek σῡκοφᾰντῐκός (sūkophăntĭkós). By surface analysis, sycophant + -ic.
Words you can make from sycophantic
200+ playable · top: PSYCHOTIC (21 pts)
Best play psychotic 21 points10-letter words
1 word9-letter words
5 words8-letter words
20 words- HYPNOTIC 18 pts
- PHYTONIC 18 pts
- PYTHONIC 18 pts
- SPINACHY 18 pts
- SYPHONIC 18 pts
- TYPHONIC 18 pts
- COPYCATS 17 pts
- PICACHOS 17 pts
- PYCNOTIC 17 pts
- SYNCOPIC 17 pts
- TACHYONS 16 pts
- APHONICS 15 pts
- CHICANOS 15 pts
- CYANOTIC 15 pts
- SYNAPTIC 15 pts
- SYNOPTIC 15 pts
- SPICCATO 14 pts
- CHITOSAN 13 pts
- CAPTIONS 12 pts
- PACTIONS 12 pts
7-letter words
43 words- PSYCHIC 19 pts
- CIPHONY 17 pts
- COPYCAT 16 pts
- PICACHO 16 pts
- PHYTINS 15 pts
- PHYTONS 15 pts
- PYTHONS 15 pts
- SNATCHY 15 pts
- TACHYON 15 pts
- TYPHONS 15 pts
- APHONIC 14 pts
- APHOTIC 14 pts
- CANTHIC 14 pts
- CHAOTIC 14 pts
- CHICANO 14 pts
- CHICOTS 14 pts
- CHOPINS 14 pts
- COCHINS 14 pts
- CONCHAS 14 pts
- COPYIST 14 pts
- CYCASIN 14 pts
- HAPTICS 14 pts
- ISOPACH 14 pts
- OPACITY 14 pts
- PHONICS 14 pts
- PHOTICS 14 pts
- SPATHIC 14 pts
- SPINACH 14 pts
- CANOPIC 13 pts
- CHITONS 12 pts
- HATPINS 12 pts
- ISOTACH 12 pts
- SHITCAN 12 pts
- SYCONIA 12 pts
- CAPTION 11 pts
- CATNIPS 11 pts
- COCAINS 11 pts
- OCICATS 11 pts
- PACTION 11 pts
- PSOATIC 11 pts
- ACTIONS 9 pts
- ATONICS 9 pts
- CATIONS 9 pts
6-letter words
119 words- CATCHY 16 pts
- CHANCY 16 pts
- CONCHY 16 pts
- HYPNIC 16 pts
- PATCHY 16 pts
- PHYSIC 16 pts
- PITCHY 16 pts
- POACHY 16 pts
- PSYCHO 16 pts
- SCYPHI 16 pts
- APHONY 14 pts
- CHANTY 14 pts
- COYISH 14 pts
- NOTCHY 14 pts
- PHYSIO 14 pts
- PHYTIN 14 pts
- PHYTON 14 pts
- PYTHON 14 pts
- SYPHON 14 pts
- TYPHON 14 pts
- YACHTS 14 pts
- ATYPIC 13 pts
- CANOPY 13 pts
- CAPISH 13 pts
- CHICAS 13 pts
- CHICOS 13 pts
- CHICOT 13 pts
- CHOPIN 13 pts
- COCHIN 13 pts
- CONCHA 13 pts
- CONCHS 13 pts
- COPAYS 13 pts
- CYANIC 13 pts
- CYNICS 13 pts
- CYSTIC 13 pts
- HAPTIC 13 pts
- PAINCH 13 pts
- PHASIC 13 pts
- PHATIC 13 pts
- PHONIC 13 pts
- PHOTIC 13 pts
- SCOTCH 13 pts
- SHANTY 12 pts
- SHINTY 12 pts
- TOYISH 12 pts
- ANCHOS 11 pts
- CANTHI 11 pts
- CHAINS 11 pts
- CHANTS 11 pts
- CHINAS 11 pts
- CHINOS 11 pts
- CHINTS 11 pts
- CHITON 11 pts
- CYTONS 11 pts
- HATPIN 11 pts
- NACHOS 11 pts
- PAINTY 11 pts
- PATHOS 11 pts
- PITHOS 11 pts
- POINTY 11 pts
- POISHA 11 pts
- POTASH 11 pts
- SCANTY 11 pts
- SIPHON 11 pts
- SNATCH 11 pts
- SNITCH 11 pts
- STANCH 11 pts
- YAPONS 11 pts
- ACCOST 10 pts
- ATOPIC 10 pts
- CANTIC 10 pts
- CAPONS 10 pts
- CAPOTS 10 pts
- CATNIP 10 pts
- COACTS 10 pts
- COAPTS 10 pts
- COCAIN 10 pts
- CONICS 10 pts
- OCICAT 10 pts
- OPTICS 10 pts
- PANICS 10 pts
- PICOTS 10 pts
- SICCAN 10 pts
- TOPICS 10 pts
- ASTONY 9 pts
- HAINTS 9 pts
- SANITY 9 pts
- SATINY 9 pts
- SHANTI 9 pts
- TONISH 9 pts
- ACTINS 8 pts
- ACTION 8 pts
- ANTICS 8 pts
- ATONIC 8 pts
- CANTOS 8 pts
- CASINO 8 pts
- CATION 8 pts
- COATIS 8 pts
- COTANS 8 pts
- NASTIC 8 pts
- OCTANS 8 pts
- PAINTS 8 pts
- PANTOS 8 pts
- PATINS 8 pts
- PATIOS 8 pts
- PATOIS 8 pts
- PIANOS 8 pts
- PINOTS 8 pts
- PINTAS 8 pts
- PINTOS 8 pts
- PISTON 8 pts
- PITONS 8 pts
- POINTS 8 pts
- POSTIN 8 pts
- PTISAN 8 pts
- SCOTIA 8 pts
- SPINTO 8 pts
- TOCSIN 8 pts
- TONICS 8 pts
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