sycophantic

Questions about sycophantic

What does sycophantic mean?

sycophantic means "attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in sycophantic?

sycophantic has 4 syllables: syc-o-phan-tic. The stress falls on "phan". In IPA it is /ˌsɪkəˈfæntɪk/.

What is another word for sycophantic?

Close synonyms include bootlicking, fawning, obsequious, toadyish, bootlicking. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sycophantic a common word?

sycophantic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.