Need another word that means the same as “meek”? Find 23 synonyms and 30 related words for “meek” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Meek” are: spiritless, tame, mild, modest, patient, long-suffering, forbearing, resigned, submissive, yielding, unresisting, obedient, compliant, biddable, tractable, acquiescent, deferential, weak, timid, frightened, spineless, unprotesting, like a lamb to the slaughter
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “meek” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| acquiescent | Ready to accept something without protest, or to do what someone else wants. His acquiescent mood. |
| biddable | Meekly ready to accept and follow instructions. A gentle biddable soul. |
| compliant | Disposed or willing to comply. The conversion of the gel to a much less compliant rigid glass. |
| deferential | Showing deference. People were always deferential to him. |
| forbearing | Showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment. He proved to be remarkably forbearing whenever I was impatient or angry. |
| frightened | Made afraid. I m not frightened of him. |
| like a lamb to the slaughter | Conforming in every respect. |
| long-suffering | Patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble. |
| mild | Humble in spirit or manner suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness. Mild winters. |
| modest | Humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness. A modest apartment. |
| obedient | Complying or willing to comply with an order or request; submissive to another’s authority. The obedient colonies are heavily taxed the refractory remain unburdened. |
| patient | Able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious. A patient and painstaking approach. |
| resigned | Having accepted something unpleasant that one cannot do anything about. My response is a resigned shrug of the shoulders. |
| spineless | Lacking thorns. Spineless forms of prickly pear have been selected. |
| spiritless | Evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant. A spiritless reply to criticism. |
| submissive | Abjectly submissive characteristic of a slave or servant S H Adams. She has become submissive and subservient. |
| tame | Very docile. A tame Christmas party. |
| timid | Showing fear and lack of confidence. I was too timid to ask for what I wanted. |
| tractable | (of a situation or problem) easy to deal with. A tractable student. |
| unprotesting | Not objecting to what someone has said or done. I was escorted proud and unprotesting to the exit. |
| unresisting | Offering no resistance. She took the box from his unresisting hand. |
| weak | Relating to or denoting the weakest of the known kinds of force between particles which acts only at distances less than about 10 cm is very much weaker than the electromagnetic and the strong interactions and conserves neither strangeness parity nor isospin. A weak light from a single street lamp. |
| yielding | Giving a product or generating a financial return of a specified amount. Too yielding to make a stand against any encroachments. |
| amenable | Disposed or willing to comply. An amenable child. |
| amiable | Diffusing warmth and friendliness. The amiable young man greeted me enthusiastically. |
| compliant | Disposed or willing to comply. The conversion of the gel to a much less compliant rigid glass. |
| considerate | Showing concern for the rights and feelings of others. Be considerate over your handwriting. |
| docile | Easily handled or managed. She s a black Labrador gentle and docile. |
| doctrinaire | A doctrinaire person. The administration s doctrinaire economic policy. |
| genial | Friendly and cheerful. The genial sunshine. |
| gentility | Elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression. Her grandmother s pretensions to gentility. |
| gentle | Make or become gentle. The gentle touch of her hand. |
| gracious | Exhibiting courtesy and politeness. He bears insult with gracious good humor. |
| humane | Pertaining to or concerned with the humanities. Humane methods of killing. |
| lenient | Tolerant or lenient. Lenient magistrates. |
| manageable | Able to be controlled or dealt with without difficulty. Her long hair was black wavy and manageable. |
| merciful | Showing or exercising mercy. William did not believe in being merciful to those who fought against him. |
| mild | Humble in spirit or manner suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness. She looked at him in mild surprise. |
| obedient | Complying or willing to comply with an order or request; submissive to another’s authority. A docile and obedient dog. |
| obediently | In a manner that shows willingness to comply with an order or request; submissively. The dog had been sitting obediently by her side. |
| restrained | Marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes. Restrained in his response. |
| slavish | Showing no attempt at originality. Slavish devotion to her job ruled her life. |
| soft | Soft and mild not harsh or stern or severe. Soft southerners. |
| subdued | Lacking in light; not bright or harsh. A subdued glow came through the curtains. |
| submissive | Abjectly submissive characteristic of a slave or servant. A submissive almost sheeplike people. |
| subservience | The condition of being less important than something else. All his actions were in subservience to the general plan. |
| subservient | Serving as a means to an end. Editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones. |
| sycophantic | Attempting to win favor by flattery. A sycophantic interview. |
| tame | (of a plant) produced by cultivation. She was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed. |
| tapping | The sound of light blow or knock. Crews heard tapping from deep underground. |
| temperate | Free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate. Chile has one of the largest temperate forests in the southern hemisphere. |
| tractable | Easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)- Samuel Butler. She has always been tractable and obedient even as a child. |
| unassertive | Inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence. She was gentle and unassertive. |
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