Rick Tumlinson

As far as I am concerned, the whiners of Wall Street and the political pundits, power players, and the swarms of sycophantic, sound-bite-spewing sewage rats that surround them can stuff it. They are the wrong stuff, and their self-glorification is an obscenity. No matter what they say of themselves, they are not that important.

American Businessman

Ben Domenech

Engaging in a sycophantic way with any politician in the short term is tempting. It offers the lure of access and the promise of influence. But ultimately, it can lead to misreading the environment, giving too much of an ear to the politician's circle, and confining your audience to partisans.

American Writer

Molly Ivins

As I occasionally survey the pack of sycophantic shih tzus in the Washington press corps, wriggling on their bellies to kiss the feet of those in power, I feel plumb discouraged about the future of journalism.

American Journalist

Alex Roe

I go through phases of not liking the pretention and sycophantic nature of L.A. but I can be surfing in 10 minutes and snowboarding in two hours - I love the connection with nature.

English Actor

Rose Matafeo

New Zealand has this funny attitude towards celebrities where we're not so impressed. We are secretly impressed, but we never want to show it, so we're not sycophantic about it.

Victoria Beckham

There's nothing wrong with constructive criticism, and I learn from that and better myself. I'm not expecting anyone to be sycophantic in any way; I never expected that.

English Musician

Robin Wright

I didn't want to raise my kids in this weird, sycophantic society. If you have celebrity parents, it's not a good recipe for the kids, or anyone at any age.

American Actress

Nasser Hussain

It sounds sycophantic, but I don't think I have met anyone in cricket who gives so much to a team as Marcus Trescothick does to England.

British Athlete

Rhianna Pratchett

Cavorting around fantasy-style environments with a rampaging horde of sycophantic psychos is inherently amusing.

English Designer

Billy Crystal

What passes for sports coverage is terribly sycophantic.

American Comedian

Used when someone is trying to gain favor with a person in authority, possibly for self-gain.

Power Dynamics

'Sycophantic' often has a negative vibe, suggesting insincerity or a lack of self-respect.

Negative Connotation

It means the praise is over the top and more than what is deserved or appropriate.