obsequious
adjectiveExcessively eager to please through flattery and deference.
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adjectiveFollowing another person's ideas uncritically.
servile
adjectiveShowing an excessive and self-lowering eagerness to obey.
slavish
adjectiveShowing excessive obedience or imitation with little independence.
Excessively obedient
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submissive
adjectiveInclined to accept another person's authority or wishes without resistance.
subservient
adjectiveExcessively obedient or willing to put oneself below others.
sycophantic
adjectiveUsing excessive flattery toward an influential person.
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