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toadyism

NOUN

flattery

Synonyms

STRONG

adulation applause approbation blandishment blarney cajolery commendation encomium eulogy eyewash flummery fulsomeness gallantry hokum ingratiation jive mush obsequiousness palaver plaudits puffery snow stroking sycophancy tribute truckling unctuousness

WEAK

bootlicking fawning flattering honeyed words laud pretty speech snow job soft words soft-soap sweet-talk

Antonyms

STRONG

blame criticism

WEAK

belittlement castigation condemnation denunciation insult

NOUN

sycophancy

Synonyms

STRONG

adulation blandishment fawning flattery laudation magnification obsequiousness wheedling

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For in truth this is "a mad world, my masters,"—and there is no accounting for the inexpressibly small follies and mean toadyisms of the people in it.

From Thelma by Corelli, Marie

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