| Main Entry: |
obsequious |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
groveling, submissive |
Synonyms: |
abject, beggarly, brownnosing,
complacent, compliable,
compliant, cringing, crouching, deferential, enslaved, fawning,
flattering, ingratiating, kowtowing,
menial, obeisant, oily, parasitic, parasitical,
prostrate,
respectful,
servile, slavish, sneaking, sniveling, spineless, stipendiary,
subject,
submissive,
subordinate,
subservient, sycophantic, toadying,
unctuous
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Antonyms: |
arrogant, assertive, brazen, confident, presumptuous
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