Synonyms and Antonyms of sycophant
- be careful not to mistake sycophants for true friends
apple-polisher, bootlicker, brownnoser, fawner, flunky (also flunkey), lickspittle, suck-up, toady
hanger-on, leech, parasite, sponge, sponger
henchman, lackey, lapdog, minion, running dog, satellite, slave, stooge
admirer, cultist, devotee, enthusiast, fan, groveler, idolater (or idolator), worshipper (or worshiper), zealot
adherent, camp follower, convert, disciple, follower, me-tooer, partisan (also partizan), pupil, votary