YES-MEN Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

yes-men

noun

plural of yes-man

as in minions

disapproving a person (especially a man) who agrees with everything that someone says; a person who supports the opinions or ideas of someone else in order to earn that person's approval corporate yes-men

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Recent Examples of yes-men High-profile right-wing accounts that previously served as yes-men for Musk—such as Ian Miles Cheong, a Malaysian who purportedly lives in the United Arab Emirates and posts incessant, racist drivel about American politics—have melted down over the platform’s decision to dox users. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025 Is her team currently full of yes-men high on her supply? — Bianca Davino, Refinery29, 7 Oct. 2025

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Just as Wolverine is surrounded, he’s saved by Mystique, who’s shape-shifted herself into one of Trask’s minions.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
One of Danhausen’s minions took out Mysterio with a flipping dive on the outside.

— Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise, which traces its roots to 1954, involved around 18,000 Korean troops and an undisclosed number of American soldiers this year.

— Lisa Kim, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
The good news is the world has not seen a successful military coup since November of last year, when soldiers deposed the president of Guinea-Bissau on the coast of West Africa.

— Keith B. Richburg, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2026

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And as Netanyahu’s coalitions hardened Schleien’s programs became edgier, skewering Netanyahu sycophants in the Likud Party, anti-élitist demagogues, cultic settlers, and rabbinic mandarins.

— Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
Ditto his despicable aides and Cabinet members, his unprincipled sycophants and suck-ups.

— Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026

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