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The synonyms of “Subservient” are: slavish, submissive, implemental, instrumental, deferential, acquiescent, compliant, accommodating, obedient, dutiful, duteous, biddable, yielding, meek, docile, ductile, pliant, passive, unassertive, spiritless, subdued, humble, timid, mild, lamblike, subordinate, secondary, subsidiary, peripheral, marginal, ancillary, auxiliary, supplementary, inferior, immaterial, supportive
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “subservient” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| accommodating | Willing to fit in with someone’s wishes or needs. Made a special effort to be accommodating. |
| acquiescent | Willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest. Too acquiescent to challenge authority. |
| ancillary | In addition to something else, but not as important. Ancillary staff. |
| auxiliary | Functioning in a supporting capacity. The main library and its auxiliary branches. |
| biddable | Meekly ready to accept and follow instructions. A biddable sweet natured child. |
| compliant | Having the property of compliance. A compliant labour force. |
| deferential | Showing deference. People were always deferential to him. |
| docile | Willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed. Docile pupils eager for instruction. |
| ductile | Easily influenced. Ductile copper. |
| duteous | Willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect. Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife. |
| dutiful | Willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect. A dutiful child. |
| humble | Of low birth or station (`base’ is archaic in this sense. My humble apologies. |
| immaterial | Without material form or substance. The price was immaterial. |
| implemental | Serving or acting as a means or aid. |
| inferior | Of low or inferior quality. Schooling in inner city areas was inferior to that in the rest of the country. |
| instrumental | Relating to an implement or measuring device. The Society was instrumental in bringing about legislation. |
| lamblike | Like a lamb in meekness and gentleness. |
| marginal | At or constituting a border or edge. A marginal victory. |
| meek | Very docile. She looked meek but had the heart of a lion. |
| mild | Humble in spirit or manner suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness. Mild criticism. |
| obedient | Complying or willing to comply with an order or request; submissive to another’s authority. Children are taught to be obedient to their parents. |
| passive | (of radar or a satellite) receiving or reflecting radiation from a transmitter or target rather than generating its own signal. Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself. |
| peripheral | (of a device) able to be attached to and used with a computer, though not an integral part of it. She will see their problems as peripheral to her own. |
| pliant | Capable of being influenced or formed. Pliant molten glass. |
| secondary | Having a reversible chemical reaction and therefore able to store energy. A secondary issue. |
| slavish | Servile or submissive. A slavish adherence to protocol. |
| spiritless | Evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant. Ruth and I played a spiritless game of Scrabble. |
| subdued | Lacking in light; not bright or harsh. I felt strangely subdued as I drove home. |
| submissive | Abjectly submissive characteristic of a slave or servant S H Adams. Replacing troublemakers with more submissive people. |
| subordinate | Lower in rank or position. His subordinate officers. |
| subsidiary | Functioning in a supporting capacity. Many argue that the cause of animal rights is subsidiary to that of protecting the environment. |
| supplementary | Completing or enhancing something. The development of databases supplementary to existing ones. |
| supportive | Providing encouragement or emotional help. The staff are extremely supportive of each other. |
| timid | Showing fear and lack of confidence. Problems that call for bold not timid responses. |
| unassertive | (of a person) not having or showing a confident and forceful personality. A shy unassertive person. |
| yielding | Inclined to yield to argument or influence or control. Too yielding to make a stand against any encroachments. |
| acquiescent | Willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest. Too acquiescent to challenge authority. |
| amenable | Disposed or willing to conform. Someone amenable to the instruction of others. |
| bowed | Have legs that curve outward at the knees. |
| compliance | The state or fact of according with or meeting rules or standards. The appalling compliance with government views shown by the commission. |
| compliant | Having the property of compliance. The conversion of the gel to a much less compliant rigid glass. |
| docile | Willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed. She s a black Labrador gentle and docile. |
| dutiful | Willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect. A dutiful child. |
| enjoin | Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority. The charitable deeds enjoined on him by religion. |
| fawning | Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery. Fawning adoration. |
| flattery | Excessive or insincere praise. She allowed no hint of flattery to enter her voice. |
| follow | Accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of. Those who seek to follow Jesus Christ. |
| groveling | Totally submissive. |
| loyalty | Feelings of allegiance. His extreme loyalty to the Crown. |
| manageable | Capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do. Her long hair was black wavy and manageable. |
| obedience | The act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person. Obedience to moral standards. |
| obedient | Dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority. Children are taught to be obedient to their parents. |
| obeisance | Bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting. She made a deep obeisance. |
| obey | Behave in accordance with (a general principle, natural law, etc. I always obey my father. |
| obsequious | Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree. They were served by obsequious waiters. |
| servant | A devoted and helpful follower or supporter. He was a great servant of the Labour Party. |
| servile | Of or characteristic of a slave or slaves. The servile wars of Sicily. |
| slavish | Blindly imitative. A slavish adherence to protocol. |
| submission | Humility; meekness. The union was brought into submission. |
| submissive | Abjectly submissive characteristic of a slave or servant. Submissive servants. |
| subservience | Willingness to obey others unquestioningly. He demonstrated his complete subservience to his masters. |
| succumb | Fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force. We cannot merely give up and succumb to despair. |
| sycophantic | Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery. A sycophantic interview. |
| toady | Act in an obsequious way. She imagined him toadying to his rich clients. |
| tractability | The trait of being easily persuaded. |
| tractable | Easily managed (controlled or taught or molded. Trying to make the mathematics tractable. |
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