Synonyms for abject
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Miserable — existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable
miserable, contemptible, wretched, low, ignoble, despicable, vile, pitiful, ignominious, squalid, scurvy, degraded, poor, mean, paltry, scummy, worthless, base, low-down, sorry, dirty, reptilian
2. Servile — of a person, cast down in hope or spirit; showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation; also…
servile, groveling, slavish, meek, submissive, fawning, beggarly, obsequious
3. Unmitigated — complete; downright; utter
out-and-out, unmitigated, rank, arrant dated
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable.
- adj. 2
Complete; downright; utter.
abject failure abject nonsense abject terror
- adj. 3
Of a person: cast down in hope or spirit; showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation; also, grovelling; ingratiating; servile.
Related words
- Word family
- abjectly abjectness abjection
Example sentences
- pitiful The pitiful tale fetched tears from the girl.
- squalid The refugees were living in a narrow, squalid backstreet.
- ignominious Tom's ignominious behavior is a disgrace to all of us.
- ignoble Jealousy is, to me, the most ignoble human feeling there is.
- servile Tom is a servile man like Akaky Akakievich.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| abject | rising | |
| pitiful | rising | |
| squalid | steady | |
| ignominious | steady | |
| ignoble | steady | |
| servile | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- low1
- 4 letters
- mean1, poor1, base1, rank1, vile1, meek1
- 5 letters
- sorry2, dirty2
- 6 letters
- paltry2, scurvy, scummy, arrant2
- 7 letters
- pitiful3, squalid2, fawning2, servile2, ignoble3, slavish2
- 8 letters
- wretched2, degraded3, beggarly
- 9 letters
- miserable4, worthless2, reptilian3, groveling3, unhopeful
- 10 letters
- despicable4, submissive3, obsequious4
- 11 letters
- unmitigated5, ignominious5
- 12 letters
- contemptible4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sorry2 = 2 syllables).