sycophantic vs obsequious

sycophantic and obsequious both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sycophantic	No	Yes	No	No
obsequious	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, sycophantic and obsequious are synonyms defined as:

sycophantic and obsequious: attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

Other synonyms of sycophantic include bootlicking, fawning, toadyish.

sycophantic (adjective)	obsequious (adjective)
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery	attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
attempting to win favor by flattery	attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner