Synonyms & Antonyms for deferential

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Examples of deferential in a Sentence

the man had the deferential attitude of someone who had been a servant his entire life

Recent Examples on the Web The senators say Washington regulators have been too deferential to big banks in recent years and that Ms. Omarova would work to make the financial system more inclusive for consumers. — Andrew Ackerman, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2021 Judge Grimm's bottom line is that provision is subject to rational basis review and that the statute satisfies that highly deferential standard. — Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021 Indeed, corporations like Apple, which just pulled a Koran app at the request of the Chinese government, are still fairly deferential to state institutions. — Joel Mathis, The Week, 19 Oct. 2021 Deutsch, graceful but deferential, does little to push Kaufmann toward a deeper interpretation. — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2021 Thus, when women are seen as conforming to traditional female stereotypes—by being helpful, caring, modest and deferential—they are generally well liked but often not considered to be capable of performing challenging leadership roles. — Andie Kramer, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2021 In the draw, the U.S. at times appeared to play passively and deferential, a departure from the aggressive mindset that gave the USWNT its fourth World Cup title in 2019. — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 29 July 2021 Critics of the statue have emphasized not only the deferential position of the two other figures but also Roosevelt’s racist beliefs and actions. — Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021 And though Kenosha prosecutors filed charges that had the potential to put Rittenhouse in prison for life, the criminal trial also struck many activists as deferential to the defendant. — The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online, 21 Nov. 2021

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