obsequiousness
Definitions
Excessive eagerness to please or obey others.
A fawning or servile manner of behavior.
Examples
The waiter's excessive obsequiousness made the diners feel uncomfortable rather than well-served.
He climbed the corporate ladder not through talent, but through the calculated obsequiousness he showed his superiors.
Her constant obsequiousness toward the professor was clearly an attempt to secure a better grade.
Synonyms
servility fawning subservience sycophancy toadyism obsequy ingratiation
Antonyms
assertiveness arrogance haughtiness defiance independence imperiousness insolence