groveling Antonyms

Meaning of groveling

Wordnet

groveling (s)

totally submissive

Webster

groveling (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Grovel

Webster

groveling (a.)

Lying prone; low; debased.

groveling Sentence Examples

  1. The defeated general groveled at the feet of the victor, begging for mercy.
  2. The employee groveled before his boss, desperate to keep his job.
  3. The student groveled to the professor, hoping to improve his grade.
  4. The child groveled to his parents, seeking their forgiveness.
  5. The thief groveled in the dirt, pleading for leniency.
  6. The politician groveled to his constituents, trying to win their votes.
  7. The defeated athlete groveled in despair, unable to come to terms with his loss.
  8. The servant groveled to his master, eager to please.
  9. The prisoner groveled before the warden, begging for a second chance.
  10. The beggar groveled in the street, hoping for some compassion.

FAQs About the word groveling

totally submissiveof Grovel, Lying prone; low; debased.

toadying, obsequious, hagiographic, hagiographical, sycophantic, subservient, genuflecting, worshipful, servile,fawning

insulting,disrespectful, demeaning, disrespectful, abusive, derogatory, abusive, offensive, offensive, demeaning

The defeated general groveled at the feet of the victor, begging for mercy.

The employee groveled before his boss, desperate to keep his job.

The student groveled to the professor, hoping to improve his grade.

The child groveled to his parents, seeking their forgiveness.