Synonyms for obsequiousness
All synonyms
Noun
1. Servility
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of being obsequious; servile compliance.
Forms
- Plural
- obsequiousnesses → servilities, fawnings, sycophancies, subserviences…
Example sentences
- sycophancy So much sycophancy was lavished on him that he ended up getting drunk.
- servility How do you define "servility"?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| obsequiousness | steady | |
| fawning | rising | |
| subservience | steady | |
| sycophancy | steady | |
| servility | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- fawning2
- 9 letters
- servility4, obsequity
- 10 letters
- sycophancy
- 11 letters
- obsequience
- 12 letters
- subservience4, obsequiosity
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fawning2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- obséquiosité