obeisance (Meaning)
obeisance (n)
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
obeisance (n.)
Obedience.
A manifestation of obedience; an expression of difference or respect; homage; a bow; a courtesy.
Synonyms & Antonyms of obeisance
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- acquiescence
- curtsy
- adoration
- worship
- compliance
- yielding
- capitulation
- subservience
- obsequiousness
- beck
- submission
- obedience
- salaam
- deference
- surrender
Antonyms:
- insubordination
- intractability
- unruliness
- unruliness
- personality
- noncompliance
- willfulness
- misbehavior
- insubordination
- contumacy
- contrariness
- noncompliance
- self-will
- dis
- poke
- willfulness
- barb
- perversity
- dig
- brickbat
- contrariness
- offense
- perversity
- frowardness
- waywardness
- self-will
- naughtiness
- mischievousness
- rebellion
- naughtiness
- recusancy
- barb
- personality
- refractoriness
- recalcitrance
- dart
- obstinacy
- refractoriness
- dissent
- sarcasm
- dissent
- waywardness
- disobedience
- stubbornness
- contumacy
- recusancy
- frowardness
- dis
- poke
- slur
- slur
- sarcasm
- offense
- disobedience
- brickbat
- rebelliousness
- stubbornness
- recalcitrance
- dig
- cut
- dart
- obstinacy
- rebelliousness
- misbehavior
- cut
- rebellion
- intractability
- mischievousness
Synonyms:
- bob
- servility
- tractability
- conformity
- agreeability
- deification
- dop
- glorification
- dutifulness
- meekness
- slavishness
- subordination
- subordinateness
- amenability
- docility
- abidance
- modesty
- veneration
- honor
- subserviency
- humility
Antonyms:
- dissidence
- obstreperousness
- gird
- insurrection
- pigheadedness
- mutiny
- pigheadedness
- insurgency
- balkiness
- mulishness
- insurrection
- mulishness
- mutiny
- insurgence
- outbreak
- mutinousness
- mutinousness
- insurgency
- outbreak
- obstinateness
- obstreperousness
- gird
- balkiness
- hardheadedness
- revolt
- rebelling
- obstinateness
- put-down
- rebelling
- hardheadedness
- revolt
- insurgence
- dissidence
- put-down
obeisance Sentence Examples
- The courtier bowed his head in obeisance to the king.
- As a sign of respect, the Japanese people often perform obeisance when meeting superiors.
- The humble servant made obeisance to his master.
- With a graceful obeisance, the ballerina thanked the audience for their applause.
- The student showed obeisance to her teacher by asking for guidance.
- The knight dismounted from his horse and made obeisance to the princess.
- As a token of submission, the prisoners knelt in obeisance before their captors.
- The crowd made obeisance to the passing dignitaries.
- The gesture of obeisance is deeply ingrained in Japanese culture.
- The king demanded obeisance from his subjects as a symbol of their loyalty.
FAQs About the word obeisance
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting, the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to a
salute, submissiveness, respect, nod, reverence,homage, bow, acquiescence, curtsy, adoration
slap, insolence, defiance, slight, outrage, defiance,disrespect, insult, indignity, disrespect
The courtier bowed his head in obeisance to the king.
As a sign of respect, the Japanese people often perform obeisance when meeting superiors.
The humble servant made obeisance to his master.
With a graceful obeisance, the ballerina thanked the audience for their applause.
