Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense toadies, present participle toadying, past tense, past participle toadied
1. countable noun
If you refer to someone as a toady, you disapprove of them because they flatter or are pleasant towards an important or powerful person in the hope of getting some advantage from them.
[disapproval]
Synonyms: sycophant, creep [slang], hanger-on, minion More Synonyms of toady
2. verb
If you say that someone is toadyingto an important or powerful person, you disapprove of them because they are flatteringor being pleasant towards that person in the hope of getting some advantage from them.
[disapproval]
They came backstage afterward, cooing and toadying to him. [VERB + to]
[Also VERB]
Synonyms: fawn on, flatter, grovel, creep More Synonyms of toady
toady in British English
(ˈtəʊdɪ)
nounWord forms: pluraltoadies
1.
a person who flatters and ingratiates himself or herself in a servile way; sycophant
verbWord forms: toadies, toadying or toadied
2.
to fawn on and flatter (someone)
Derived forms
toadyish (ˈtoadyish)
adjective
toadyism (ˈtoadyism)
noun
Word origin
C19: shortened from toadeater
toady in American English
(ˈtoʊdi)
nounWord forms: pluralˈtoadies
1.
a servile flatterer; sycophant, esp. one who does distasteful or unprincipled things in order to gain favor
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈtoadied or ˈtoadying
2.
to be a toady (to); flatter
Derived forms
toadyism (ˈtoadyˌism)
noun
Word origin
short for toadeater, quack doctor's assistant who pretended to eat toads (thought to be poisonous) toshow the efficacy of quack medicines
Synonyms of 'toady'
sycophant, creep, hanger-on, minion
fawn on, flatter, grovel, creep
More Synonyms of toady
(noun)
Definition
a person who flatters and ingratiates himself or herself in a fawning way
Life was too short to become a toady to a megalomaniac.
Synonyms
sycophant
a dictator surrounded by sycophants
creep (slang)
He's a smug, sanctimonious little creep.
hanger-on
five thousand delegates, with 30,000 assorted hangers-on
minion
She delegated the job to one of her minions.
flunkey
parasite
fawner
jackal
spaniel
lackey
I'm not staying as a paid lackey to act as your yes-man.
crawler (slang)
yes man
brown-noser (taboo, slang)
flatterer
truckler
lickspittle
ass-kisser (US, Canadian, taboo, slang)
apple polisher (US, slang)
groveller
bootlicker (informal)
(verb)
Definition
to fawn on and flatter (someone)
They came backstage, cooing and toadying to him.
Synonyms
fawn on
flatter
grovel
I refuse to grovel to anybody.
creep
crawl
I'll apologize to him, but I won't crawl.
cringe
pander to
suck up to (informal)
curry favour with
butter up
kiss someone's ass (US, Canadian, taboo, slang)
brown-nose (taboo, slang)
kowtow to
bow and scrape
lick someone's boots
kiss the feet of
lick someone's arse (taboo, slang)
be obsequious to
Opposites
oppose
, rebel,
resist
,
confront
,
defy
,
withstand
,
stand against
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bootlicker
Definition
one who seeks favour by grovelling to someone in authority
Synonyms
crawler,
fawner,
spaniel,
lackey,
sycophant,
yes man,
toady,
flunky,
brown-noser (taboo, slang),
flatterer,
ass-kisser (US, Canadian, taboo, slang)
in the sense of crawl
Definition
to act in a servile manner
I'll apologize to him, but I won't crawl.
Synonyms
grovel,
creep,
cringe,
humble yourself,
abase yourself,
brown-nose (taboo, slang),
kiss ass (US, Canadian, taboo, slang)
in the sense of creep
Definition
an obnoxious or servile person
He's a smug, sanctimonious little creep.
Synonyms
bootlicker (informal),
sneak,
sycophant,
crawler (slang),
toady,
brown-noser (taboo, slang),
ass-kisser (US, Canadian, taboo, slang)
Nearby words of
toady
to your face
to-do
toad
toady
toast
tobacco
today
Synonyms of 'toady'
toady
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of grovel
Definition
to behave excessively humbly towards someone, esp. a superior, in an attempt to win his or her favour
I refuse to grovel to anybody.
Synonyms
humble yourself,
creep,
crawl,
flatter,
fawn,
pander,
cower,
toady,
kowtow,
brown-nose (taboo, slang),
bow and scrape,
kiss ass (taboo, slang),
lick someone's boots,
lick someone's arse (taboo, slang),
bootlick (informal),
demean yourself,
abase yourself
in the sense of hanger-on
Definition
an unwanted follower, esp. of a rich or famous person
five thousand delegates, with 30,000 assorted hangers-on
Synonyms
parasite,
follower,
cohort (US),
leech,
dependant,
minion,
lackey,
sycophant,
freeloader (slang),
sponger (informal),
ligger (slang),
quandong (Australian, slang)
in the sense of lackey
Definition
a servile follower
I'm not staying as a paid lackey to act as your yes-man.