LAMBLIKE Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

lamblike

adjective

Definition of lamblike

as in sheepish

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Adjective

But Scott, speaking from his home in the French countryside, has the sheepish look of a kid who’s been caught not paying attention in class.

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Her mother was withdrawn at first, a little sheepish, tentative.

— Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of sheepish

Adjective

The Movie finds its titular alpha wolf Scott McCall (Tyler Posey) a teenager no more, but still struggling with the same hangdog loneliness.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2023
Like the rest of his teammates, fifth-year linebacker DeMarvion Overshown made certain to spin around and soak in the scene as hangdog Sooners fans emptied out of their half of the stadium with a full quarter to go.

— Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Oct. 2022

Definition of hangdog

Adjective

Unfortunately, Trump takes servile flattery as his due.

— Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
Of course, all of this convenient acquiescence will sound familiar in the United States, where our own Congress and Department of Justice have been nothing if not servile to a brazenly corrupt executive.

— Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 4 June 2026

Definition of servile

Adjective

But one price for all, a concept conceived by the Quakers, who believed that charging different prices to different people was morally abject, became commonplace.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
He was born in abject poverty in rural Georgia, Pin Point, Georgia.

— NBC news, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of abject

Adjective

Moore plays Mona Friedman, a meek housewife who hasn’t sung in front of anyone since church choir and is unexpectedly cast in a community-theater production — then transforms into a zealous method actor willing to wage war over a marginal role.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026
Though sympathetic to the onslaught of treatments Zai is facing, the meek, protective Minoti warns her of the repercussions of rebellion.

— Miriam Balanescu, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of meek

Adjective

While the wider world has in recent decades fallen for the archipelago’s humble street food, there’s a rising number of contemporary chefs who are elevating the national cuisine on the global stage.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
In those interviews, the brothers are charmingly self-effacing and humble, a far cry from the braggadocious, aggressive posturing that defined their early celebrity.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of humble

Adjective

The Hanna-Barbera cat and mouse — formerly a throwaway bunch of cartoons, now a ‘franchise’ — are all about triflingly menial disputes taken to absurd heights, leading to surreal sight gags and baroque violence.

— Caspar Salmon, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Robots still can’t reliably do even relatively menial tasks like restocking.

— Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of menial

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