Grep of noun subservient
subservientness
Overview of adj subservient
The adj subservient has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) subservient -- (compliant and obedient to authority; "editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones"-G. B. Shaw)
2. slavish, subservient, submissive -- (abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; "slavish devotion to her job ruled her life"; "a slavish yes-man to the party bosses"- S.H.Adams; "she has become submissive and subservient")
Antonyms of adj subservient
2 senses of subservient
Sense 1
subservient
INDIRECT (VIA subordinate) -> insubordinate
Sense 2
slavish, subservient, submissive
INDIRECT (VIA servile) -> unservile, unsubmissive
Similarity of adj subservient
2 senses of subservient
Sense 1
subservient
=> subordinate (vs. insubordinate)
Sense 2
slavish, subservient, submissive
=> servile (vs. unservile)
Attributes of adj subservient
Familiarity of adj subservient
subservient used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj subservient
subservient
Overview of adj subservient
The adj subservient has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) subservient -- (compliant and obedient to authority; "editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones"-G. B. Shaw)
2. slavish, subservient, submissive -- (abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; "slavish devotion to her job ruled her life"; "a slavish yes-man to the party bosses"- S.H.Adams; "she has become submissive and subservient")
subservient definition
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