-used for excessive praise

- ...adulation of fans...

- usually used in the plural

-used for something (words or deeds) that tend to flatter in order to persuade

- ...despite her blandishments, he...

- used to describe the action of persuading someone through flattery

-....she tried to cajole me into going...

-used for trying to gain favor through flattery

- followed by with

- ...she tried to curry favor with me by...

-used for insincere praise as a means to curry favor

-usually used with praise

-...he gave fulsome praise to...

-used for someone who is currying favor

-used with the reflexive pronoun

-...she ingratiated herself with her teacher by...

-used for someone who tries to please by acting like a servant

-....the lackey...

- used to describe servile behavior or a person who is a lackey

-...she had an obsequious smile on her face...

-...the obsequious lackey...

sycophant

-used for a person who continuously flatters a superior

- ...the sycophant...

-used to descrive the action of giving in to superiors in order to curry favor

-followed by to

-...she truckled to her boss by...