The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word YESMEN , but the solution may also be YES-MEN which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Sycophants crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| YESMEN | 55 % | 6 |
| TOADIES | 10 % | 7 |
| HANGERSON | 7 % | 9 |
| APPLEPOLISHERS | 7 % | 14 |
| FAWNERS | 3 % | 7 |
| YESWOMEN | 3 % | 8 |
| YES-MEN | 3 % | 7 |
| FOOTLICKERS | 3 % | 11 |
| LACKEYS | 3 % | 7 |
| MINIONS | 3 % | 7 |
Why may YES-MEN be the right solution?
"YES-MEN" is a term used to describe people who always agree with someone in a position of authority, often for personal gain. This behavior is similar to sycophants, who flatter and praise others excessively to gain favor.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sycophants
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- toady
- crawler
- lackey
- sycophancy
- sycophantic
- sycophantically
- flatterers
- servility
- lackeys
- conformists
- buffoons
- adulation
Crossword Answer definitions
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result YESMEN
- Toadying types
- Toadies
- Sycophants
- Bootlickers
- Cloyingly supportive types
- Lackeys
- Agreeable sorts
- Overly agreeable ones
- Flunkies
- Contrarians' opposites
More clues leading to the result TOADIES
- People pleasers
- Yesmen
- Flatterers
- Yes-men
- Apple-polishers
- Fawners
- Sycophants
- Sycophants.
- Flatterers.
- Tufthunters.
More clues leading to the result HANGERSON
More clues leading to the result APPLEPOLISHERS
More clues leading to the result FAWNERS
More clues leading to the result YESWOMEN
More clues leading to the result YES-MEN
More clues leading to the result FOOTLICKERS
More clues leading to the result LACKEYS
- Sycophants
- Toadies
- Servile ones.
- Footmen.
- Gofers
- Henchmen
- Servile followers
- Yes-men
- Smee of Peter Pan et al.