groveling Synonyms
Strongest:
- insulting
- disrespectful
- demeaning
- offensive
- abusive
- derogatory
- abusive
- demeaning
- offensive
- insulting
- derogatory
- disrespectful
Strong:
- rude
- belittling
- insolent
- impudent
- disparaging
- insolent
- disparaging
- scornful
- rude
- belittling
- irreverent
- impudent
- scornful
- undutiful
- undutiful
- contemptuous
- contemptuous
- irreverent
Weak:
groveling Meaning
groveling (s)
totally submissive
groveling (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Grovel
groveling (a.)
Lying prone; low; debased.
groveling Sentence Examples
- 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.
- The thief groveled in the dirt, pleading for leniency.
- The politician groveled to his constituents, trying to win their votes.
- The defeated athlete groveled in despair, unable to come to terms with his loss.
- The servant groveled to his master, eager to please.
- The prisoner groveled before the warden, begging for a second chance.
- The beggar groveled in the street, hoping for some compassion.
FAQs About the word groveling
totally submissiveof Grovel, Lying prone; low; debased.
hagiographical, genuflecting, worshipful, hagiographic, sycophantic, obsequious,fawning, subservient, kowtowing, toadying
insulting,disrespectful, demeaning, offensive, abusive, derogatory, abusive, demeaning, offensive, insulting
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.
