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abject

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of abject

showing, expressing, or offered in a spirit of humility or unseemly submissiveness

demanded nothing less than an abject apology from them

Synonyms of abject

base, humble, menial, servile, slavish

Words Related to abject

hangdog, lamblike, sheepish

demure, lowly, meek, modest, retiring, unassuming, unpretentious

fawning, sycophant, sycophantic, toadyish

Near Antonyms of abject

arrogant, haughty, high-handed, imperious, lordly, supercilious, superior, uppity

Synonym Discussion of abject

mean, ignoble, abject, sordid mean being below the normal standards of human decency and dignity. mean suggests small-mindedness, ill temper, or cupidity.

- mean and petty satire

ignoble suggests a loss or lack of some essential high quality of mind or spirit.

- an ignoble scramble after material possessions

abject may imply degradation, debasement, or servility.

- abject poverty

sordid is stronger than all of these in stressing physical or spiritual degradation and abjectness.

- a sordid story of murder and revenge

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