Synonyms for slavish
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Servile
servile, obsequious, submissive, fawning, abject, subservient, groveling, base, wretched, miserable, menial, mean, contemptible, despicable, reptilian, scummy, scurvy, beggarly
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Definitions
- adj. 1
In the manner of a slave; abject.
Related words
- Word family
- slavishness
Example sentences
- submissive Men are subconsciously attracted to submissive women.
- servile Tom is a servile man like Akaky Akakievich.
- obsequious Obsequious people make me feel uncomfortable.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| slavish | steady | |
| submissive | rising | |
| fawning | rising | |
| servile | steady | |
| obsequious | rising | |
| laborious | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- mean1, base1
- 6 letters
- abject2, menial3, scurvy, scummy
- 7 letters
- fawning2, servile2
- 8 letters
- wretched2, beggarly
- 9 letters
- miserable4, reptilian3, laborious4, groveling3
- 10 letters
- despicable4, submissive3, unoriginal, obsequious4
- 11 letters
- subservient4
- 12 letters
- contemptible4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abject2 = 2 syllables).