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obeisant

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Synonyms & Antonyms of obeisant

as in obsequious, subservient

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for obeisant

fawning,
kowtowing,
obsequious,
servile,
slavish,
subordinate,
subservient

amenable,
biddable,
compliant,
conformable,
docile,
law-abiding,
obedient,
submissive,
tractable

acquiescent,
agreeable,
amiable,
duteous,
dutiful,
obliging,
placable

soft,
surrendering,
yielding

decorous,
disciplined,
mannerly,
orderly

constrained,
curbed,
inhibited,
repressed,
restrained

controllable,
disciplinable,
governable,
handleable,
manageable,
tame,
teachable,
tractable,
trainable

gentle,
meek,
mild

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for obeisant

insurgent,
mutinous

dogged,
hardheaded,
headstrong,
mulish,
obdurate,
obstinate,
peevish,
pigheaded,
self-willed,
stubborn,
unyielding

uncontrollable,
unmanageable,
wild

balky,
defiant,
perverse,
resistant

bad,
disorderly,
errant,
misbehaving,
mischievous,
naughty

ill-bred,
undisciplined

dissident,
nonconformist

disrespectful,
ill-mannered,
impolite,
impudent,
insolent,
rude

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“Obeisant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obeisant. Accessed 20 May. 2022.

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