menial 1 of 2

as in humble
showing, expressing, or offered in a spirit of humility or unseemly submissiveness every command was obeyed in the menial manner of someone who seemed grateful just to be in the presence of a celebrity

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menial

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noun

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Recent Examples of menial
Adjective
The outies don't remember a single moment of menial labor from their work day. Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025 The Elon University report further calls into question promises from tech giants that the value of AI will be in automating rote, menial tasks so that humans can spend more time on complex, creative pursuits. Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
Despite the national security risk articulated by politicians and federal law enforcement officials, some users see the risk as menial compared to other social media platforms. Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2023 Introducing artificial intelligence into your business can help you to minimize the menial. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for menial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for menial
Adjective
  • This match was brimming with goals and officiating controversy, and on the whole, the weekend was a humble reminder to everyone who dared question the chaos quotient in this league: The limit does not exist.
    Emily Olsen, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Amidst heated debate about what sneaker will take the Adidas Sambas’ crown for shoe du jour, Richie Grainge offered up the humble Reebok.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The document emphasizes the pope as a servant of Christ and bishop of Rome, rather than a worldly sovereign.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
  • There is no greater goal than to hear, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant’ from Jesus.
    Maureen Mackey, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • So Alex dons a uniform, buses tables and engages in servile labor for the first time in her life.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Trump’s servile devotion to Putin becomes the new norm overnight as Republicans cower in support of Trump’s new Putin policy.
    Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Complacency, cowardice and meek self-preservation won’t do here and now.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Ahead of the clash with Bournemouth, Guardiola has said not even victory in the competition would salvage the poor showings in the Champions League and meek surrender of the Premier League title.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025

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“Menial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/menial. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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