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 |
| APPLEPOLISHERS | 7 % | 14 |
| HANGERSON | 7 % | 9 |
| MINIONS | 3 % | 7 |
| FAWNERS | 3 % | 7 |
| YESWOMEN | 3 % | 8 |
| YES-MEN | 3 % | 7 |
| FOOTLICKERS | 3 % | 11 |
| LACKEYS | 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
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 APPLEPOLISHERS
More clues leading to the result HANGERSON
More clues leading to the result MINIONS
- Sycophants
- Petty officials
- Servants
- Servile followers
- Lowly assistants
- Fawning favorites.
- Henchmen.
- 7-point types
- Underlings
- Subordinates