Meaning & use
Sycophants
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People who flatter powerful or influential others excessively in order to gain favor or advantage.
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The dictator surrounded himself with sycophants who never dared to criticize him.
The new CEO quickly grew tired of the sycophants praising every decision she made.
A note on using this word
The word comes from the ancient Greek "sykophantes," originally meaning a false accuser or informer, and only later evolved into its modern sense of a servile flatterer.
Words with a similar meaning
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