subservient
adjectiveHow many syllables in subservient?
There are 3 syllables in the word subservient.How to pronounce subservient:
Definition of subservient:
- subservient (adjective):
- compliant and obedient to authority.
- useful in an inferior capacity subordinate
- overeager to carry out someone else's wishes
Synonyms for subservient:
abject
acquiescent
amenable
amiable
biddable
bootlicking
compliant
conformable
controllable
deferential
docile
dutiful
fawning
governable
inferior
meek
obedient
obeisant
obliging
obsequious
passive
servile
slavish
subject
submissive
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