Sycophant
nOne word substitutionSynonymPronunciationSSC PYQ × 5/ˈsɪkəfænt/ · सिकफ़ैंट
One who is a bootlicker and flatterer.
A person who flatters another in order to get ahead
a person who flatters important people to gain favour
a person who flatters powerful people to gain favour
चापलूस, स्वार्थ के लिए ख़ुशामद करने वाला
चापलूस
A sycophant repeats what you already believe.
He kept sycophants away from the office.
The king was surrounded by sycophants.
Daily use: Sycophant wahi bolta hai jo aap sunna chahte ho.
Sycophant के आख़िर में ant है: जैसे चींटी मीठे के पीछे लगी रहती है, वैसे ही चापलूस boss के पीछे लगा रहता है। ध्यान दीजिए, यह psychology वाला 'psy' नहीं, 'sy' है, और 'ph' की आवाज़ f है।
A sycophant ends in ANT: like an ant that follows sugar, he follows the boss for the sweetness of favours. Spell it with 'sy', not the 'psy' of psychology, and the 'ph' sounds like f.
Synonyms: flatterer, toady, bootlicker। Options में adulation और obsequious जैसे related शब्द भी आते हैं।
Flatterer, toady and bootlicker are synonyms; the related forms adulation and obsequious often appear with it in options.