slavish (Meaning)
slavish (s)
blindly imitative
abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant
slavish (a.)
Of or pertaining to slaves; such as becomes or befits a slave; servile; excessively laborious; as, a slavish life; a slavish dependance on the great.
Synonyms & Antonyms of slavish
slavish Sentence Examples
- The assistant adhered slavishly to her demanding boss's every whim.
- The politician's supporters maintained a slavish devotion to his ideologically driven policies.
- The child's slavish obedience to authority made them an easy target for exploitation.
- The cult members exhibited a slavish worship of their charismatic leader.
- The worker was slavishly dedicated to his thankless task, despite the poor pay and conditions.
- The writer accused the critic of a slavish adherence to the literary establishment.
- The journalist faced criticism for their slavish reporting of government propaganda.
- The research team was accused of slavishly following the established conventions of their field.
- The fan's slavish adoration of the celebrity bordered on obsessive behavior.
- The student's slavish note-taking during lectures stifled their critical thinking abilities.
FAQs About the word slavish
blindly imitative, abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servantOf or pertaining to slaves; such as becomes or befits a slave; servile; excessively
imitative, imitation, formulaic, emulative, unoriginal, deceptive, fraudulent, epigonous, mimic, mimetic
original,original, true, true, natural, legitimate, archetypal, real, authentic, bona fide
The assistant adhered slavishly to her demanding boss's every whim.
The politician's supporters maintained a slavish devotion to his ideologically driven policies.
The child's slavish obedience to authority made them an easy target for exploitation.
The cult members exhibited a slavish worship of their charismatic leader.
