as in humble
showing, expressing, or offered in a spirit of humility or unseemly submissiveness
demanded nothing less than an abject apology from them
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Recent Examples of abject
Weaknesses: About that quarterback: Caleb Williams was drafted No. 1 overall into a pretty favorable situation, making his rookie season an abject failure (particularly relative to the No. 2 pick).
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2025
From growing up in abject poverty and illiteracy to being one of the world’s most celebrated high jewelry artists.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
There can be no cure for this abject failure without a full, head-on attack on the medical establishment and a renewal of ethical priorities.
—David Marks, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
The scene around the airdrops can be equally abject.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2025
From growing up in abject poverty and illiteracy to being one of the world’s most celebrated high jewelry artists.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
There can be no cure for this abject failure without a full, head-on attack on the medical establishment and a renewal of ethical priorities.
—David Marks, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
The scene around the airdrops can be equally abject.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abject
Adjective
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Even a humble vape pen could serve a website until too many curious visitors try to connect.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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Don’t include the humble brags.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Bahrain is ruled by Sunnis and has a mostly Shiite population permanently restless over its servile condition.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2025
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His servile defense secretary has threatened to deploy the military in other cities.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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Doherty, 30, is playing meek flower shop assistant Seymour in the treasured musical, about a strange and unusual plant that feeds only on human flesh and blood.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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What threatened to be a meek, straight-sets exit for the 13th seed went full-metal crazy on match point down when Bonzi was interrupted from serving it out after a photographer absent-mindedly walked onto the court.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Abject.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abject. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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