sub·ser·vi·ent (s b-sûr v -nt)adj. 1. Subordinate in capacity or function. 2. Obsequious; servile. 3. Useful as a means or an instrument; serving to promote an end. [Latin subservi ns, subservient-, present participle of subserv re, to subserve; see subserve.]sub·ser vi·ence, sub·servi·en·cy n.sub·ser vi·ent·ly adv. |
subservient
Adjective
1. overeager to carry out someone else's wishes
2. of less importance or rank: the subservient role of women in society [Latin subserviens]
subservience n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | subservient - compliant and obedient to authority; "editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones"-G. B. Shaw subordinate - subject or submissive to authority or the control of another; "a subordinate kingdom" |
| 2. | subservient - serving or acting as a means or aid; "instrumental in solving the crime" helpful - providing assistance or serving a useful function | |
| 3. | subservient - abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; "slavish devotion to her job ruled her life"; "a slavish yes-man to the party bosses"- S.H.Adams; "she has become submissive and subservient" servile - submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior; "spoke in a servile tone"; "the incurably servile housekeeper"; "servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work" |
subservient
adjective 1. servile, submissive, deferential, subject, inferior, abject, sycophantic, slavish, obsequious, truckling, bootlicking (informal) << OPPOSITE domineering
Translations
subservient [səbˈsəːvɪənt] adj → unterwürfig;
(less important) → untergeordnet;
to be subservient to → untergeordnet sein +dat
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