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Uncle Tom — Uncle Tomish. Disparaging and Offensive. a black man considered by other blacks to be subservient to or to curry favor with whites. Cf. Aunt Jemima. [1920 25, Amer.; so called after the leading character in Uncle Tom s Cabin] * * * … Universalium
fawning — adj 1. servile, slavish, obsequious, Obs. obsequent, subservient, menial, Obs., Rare. vernile; submissive, docile, unassertive, compliant, acquiescent, deferential, Tomish, Uncle Tomish, tractable, mealy mouthed; groveling, crawling, creeping,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
groveling — adj 1. servile, slavish, obsequious, Obs. obsequent, subservient, menial, Obs., Rare. ver nile; submissive, docile, deferential, acquiescent, compliant, unassertive, Tomish, Uncle Tomish, tractable, mealy mouthed; kowtowing, bowing, bowing and… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
servile — adj 1. slavish, obsequious, Obs. obse quent, subservient, menial, Obs., Rare. vernile; submissive, docile, unassertive, compliant, acquiescent, deferential, Tomish, Uncle Tomish, tractable, mealy mouthed; prostrate, obeisant, on one s knees;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
toadyish — adj 1. sycophantic, sycophantical, sycophantish, fawning, flattering, truckling, wheedling, toadying; ingratiating, timeserving, Inf. bootlicking, Sl. apple polishing, Sl. brown nosing, Obs., Rare. blandiloquous; buttery, candied, unctuous, oily … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
adulatory — adj 1. sycophantic, toadyish, toad eating, flattering, fawning, truckling, ingratiating, timeserving, Sl. bootlicking, Sl. apple polishing, Sl. brown nosing; unctuous, oily, buttery, candied, honeymouthed, smooth talking, smooth tongued, sweet… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
deferential — adj 1. respectful, regardful, considerate, thoughtful; obedient, dutiful; polite, courteous, civil. 2. submissive, acquiescent, compliant, complaisant, passive, nonresisting, docile, tractable, mealy mouthed, Uncle Tomish; obeisant, prostrate, on … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
cringing — adj 1. cowering, shrinking, quailing, blenching, flinching, wincing, starting, recoiling, shying, Inf. funking, Sl. mooching; shaking, trembling, quivering, Inf. shaking in one s boots or shoes. 2. servile, slavish, obsequious, Obs. obsequent,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
