toadyish

1. 1.

   attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

   Synonymsbootlickingfawningobsequioussycophantic

   Similarinsincere
2. 2.

   attempting to win favor by flattery

   Synonymsbootlickingfawningsycophantic

   Similarservile

Questions about toadyish

What does toadyish mean?

toadyish 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 toadyish?

toadyish has 3 syllables: to-a-dyish. The stress falls on "to".

What is another word for toadyish?

Close synonyms include bootlicking, fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, 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 toadyish a common word?

toadyish is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.