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minions

NOUN

sycophant

Synonyms

STRONG

backscratcher backslapper bootlicker dependent doormat fan fawner flatterer flunky follower groupie hanger-on lackey parasite puppet slave stooge subordinate toady

WEAK

brownnoser yes-man/woman yes-person

Antonyms

STRONG

leader master

Example Sentences

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Unfortunately, rebuilding the agency will not be nearly as easy as it was for Musk and his minions to tear it down.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

“I’m so happy to see that the minions hitting Olympic ice is becoming real again!! I’ll keep you posted!”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

These days, these coaches are no longer Saban’s minions or his rivals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

That fiction provided the pretext for DOGE’s demands that agency after agency grant its minions free access to the most private data they had on citizens and non-citizens alike.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2025

All around us, the manticore s minions were still acting completely nuts.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan