toady (Meaning)
toady (n)
a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
toady (v)
try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
toady (n.)
A mean flatterer; a toadeater; a sycophant.
A coarse, rustic woman.
toady (v. t.)
To fawn upon with mean sycophancy.
Synonyms & Antonyms of toady
Synonyms:
- camp follower
- partizan
- lapdog
- hanger-on
- worshipper
- satellite
- zealot
- running dog
- idolater
- votary
- convert
- company man
- follower
- enthusiast
- sponger
- adherent
- cultist
- groveler
- worshiper
- leech
- stooge
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
toady Sentence Examples
- The toady fawned over his boss, eager for his approval.
- The politician's toady delivered saccharine flattery in an attempt to curry favor.
- The court jester was a notorious toady, always willing to amuse the king.
- The student's toadyism was so blatant that it was impossible to ignore.
- The social climber was known as a toady, always seeking the company of the wealthy and influential.
- The toady's false praise was as hollow as a drum.
- The toady's sycophantic behavior disgusted his colleagues.
- The king's toady whispered sweet nothings into his ear, hoping to gain his favor.
- The toady's obsequiousness was so excessive that people began to wonder about his motives.
- The toady's loyalty was only skin-deep, and he quickly abandoned his patron when things turned sour.
FAQs About the word toady
a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage, try to gain favor by cringing or flatteringA mean flatterer; a toadeater; a sycophan
henchman,flunkey, sponge, flunkie, lickspittle, minion, brownnoser, sycophant, parasite, suck-up
despise, disdain, disdain, scorn, scorn, despise, jeer, defy, scoff, jibe
The toady fawned over his boss, eager for his approval.
The politician's toady delivered saccharine flattery in an attempt to curry favor.
The court jester was a notorious toady, always willing to amuse the king.
The student's toadyism was so blatant that it was impossible to ignore.
