Synonyms of people pleaser
35 similar words
Another word for people pleaser is adulator. Other synonyms of people pleaser are apple polisher, arse-kisser, arse-licker, ass-kisser and ass-licker.
Synonyms and similar words for people pleaser
nounAn obsequious, subservient person, especially in a workplace.
- adulatorOne who lavishes excessive praises or flattery; one who adulates.
- apple polisherA sycophant; a toady.
- arse-kisser vulgarA sycophant.
- arse-licker vulgar
- ass-kisser vulgarSomeone who kisses ass (who acts obsequiously in order to gain another's favor).
- ass-licker vulgarSomeone who succumbs to authority, someone who excessively flatters or submits to authority figures in order to gain...
- bootlick USA toady or sycophant.
- bootlicker
- buttkisserSynonym of kiss-ass.
- buttlicker
- brownnoseOne who sucks up; a bootlicker or sycophant.
- brown noserOne who brownnoses (flatters or humors somebody in an obsequious manner for personal gain); one who sucks up; a...
- dickrider vulgarA subservient or obsequious person.
- doormat
- flattererOne who flatters.
- flunkey
- groveler USA person who grovels.
- groveller UKBritish standard spelling of groveler.
- hanger-on
- kiss-assAn obsequious person who tries to win the favor of someone, usually their superior.
- lackey
- lickspittle
- minion
- pickthankA sycophant; one who meddles, tattles, informs (often in order to curry favour).
- schmoozerOne who schmoozes.
- simp slang
- suck up
- sycophant
- throne snifferA person who is servile to the point of self-degradation.
- toadeaterA fawning, obsequious parasite; a low sycophant or flatterer.
- toadyA sycophant who flatters others to gain personal advantage, or an obsequious, servile lackey or minion.
- white knight
- clawback obsolete
- lick-platter obsoleteA sycophant.
- lickpot obsoleteAn untrustworthy sycophant.
Meaning of people pleaser
- noun An obsequious, subservient person, especially in a workplace.
- noun Someone who prioritizes serving others over their own desires.
Questions about synonyms of people pleaser
- What is another word for people pleaser?
- People pleaser has 35 synonyms on Word.ws, such as adulator, apple polisher, arse-kisser, arse-licker, ass-kisser, ass-licker, bootlick and bootlicker.
- What does people pleaser mean?
- People pleaser means an obsequious, subservient person, especially in a workplace.
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