Obsequious
Obsequious adjective - Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery.
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Synonyms for Obsequious
Obedient is a synonym for obsequious. In some cases you can use "Obedient" instead an adjective "Obsequious".
Obedient
Obedient adjective - Readily giving in to the command or authority of another.
Usage example: that boy is so obedient that he does everything the first time he is asked
Obsequious is a synonym for obedient in docile topic. You can use "Obsequious" instead an adjective "Obedient", if it concerns topics such as submissive.
Nearby Words: obedience, obediently
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Related pairs
- respectful and obsequious
- respectful and obedient
- deferential and obsequious
- deferential and obedient
- servile and obsequious
- servile and obedient
- meek and obsequious
- meek and obedient
- fawning and obsequious
- fawning and obedient
- docile and obsequious
- docile and obedient
- amenable and obsequious
- amenable and obedient
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