Hard
Hard adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.
Obsequious and hard are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obsequious" instead an adjective "Hard".
Obsequious
Obsequious adjective - Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery.
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Synonyms for Obsequious
Hard and obsequious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hard" instead an adjective "Obsequious".
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- This can also make them come off as very obsequious, when they're trying too hard to convincingly act like a caring, normal person.
Source: Mask of Sanity -
Vito Scotti, for instance, often appeared as a colorful comic relief character—the hard-selling mortician in "Swan Song"; the obsequious tailor in "Candidate for Crime"; the wino eyewitness in "Negative Reaction"; the glad-handing lobbyist in "Identity Crisis."
Source: You Look Familiar
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