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  • 1. toady
  • 2. toady
  • Toady in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. toady
  • 2. toady
  • Toady in a sentence
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology

1. toady

noun. a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage.

Synonyms

  • goody-goody
  • groveller
  • lackey
  • truckler
  • sycophant
  • apple polisher
  • groveler
  • flatterer
  • bootlicker
  • fawner
  • crawler
  • adulator

Antonyms

  • leader
  • criticize
  • straighten
  • stand

Etymology

  • -y (English)
  • -y (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • toad (English)

2. toady

verb. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering.

Synonyms

  • fawn
  • court favour
  • blandish
  • truckle
  • court favor
  • kotow
  • bootlick
  • curry favor
  • curry favour
  • suck up
  • kowtow

Antonyms

  • tear apart
  • pick apart
  • criticise
  • deprecate

Etymology

  • -y (English)
  • -y (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • toad (English)

Sentences with toady


1. Adjective
The death cap doesn't look gaudy like its red-capped relative the amanita muscaria, but is a pale, toady green.

2. Noun, singular or mass
You don't have to belong to a clique for a toady to offer you up as a sacrifice.

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