obeisance Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- acquiescence
- worship
- obsequiousness
- deference
- yielding
- salaam
- subservience
- capitulation
- surrender
- curtsy
- submission
- adoration
- obedience
- compliance
- beck
Weak:
Strongest:
- affront
- slap
- outrage
- diss
- offence
- insult
- defiance
- name
- rudeness
- insult
- affront
- noncooperation
- noncooperation
- indignity
- impudence
- insolence
- rudeness
- disrespect
- indignity
- impudence
- defiance
- diss
- slight
- offence
- name
- epithet
- slight
- insolence
- epithet
- disrespect
- slap
- outrage
Strong:
- self-will
- mischievousness
- naughtiness
- stubbornness
- contumacy
- intractability
- refractoriness
- refractoriness
- slur
- unruliness
- rebellion
- offense
- rebelliousness
- offense
- stubbornness
- noncompliance
- perversity
- sarcasm
- frowardness
- waywardness
- obstinacy
- personality
- dart
- insubordination
- recusancy
- waywardness
- willfulness
- mischievousness
- dig
- cut
- dig
- naughtiness
- disobedience
- frowardness
- slur
- recalcitrance
- contrariness
- dart
- willfulness
- unruliness
- recusancy
- misbehavior
- intractability
- perversity
- personality
- insubordination
- rebellion
- barb
- brickbat
- dis
- dis
- obstinacy
- misbehavior
- dissent
- rebelliousness
- barb
- dissent
- contrariness
- poke
- noncompliance
- recalcitrance
- poke
- disobedience
- brickbat
- contumacy
- cut
- sarcasm
- self-will
Weak:
- obstinateness
- hardheadedness
- insurgence
- mulishness
- put-down
- dissidence
- insurgency
- mutiny
- revolt
- mutinousness
- obstreperousness
- outbreak
- obstreperousness
- obstinateness
- put-down
- hardheadedness
- mulishness
- pigheadedness
- rebelling
- dissidence
- mutiny
- rebelling
- balkiness
- insurrection
- balkiness
- mutinousness
- gird
- pigheadedness
- insurgence
- revolt
- insurgency
- insurrection
- outbreak
- gird
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.
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
homage, submissiveness, bow, reverence, respect, nod, salute, acquiescence, worship, obsequiousness
affront, slap, outrage, diss, offence, insult, defiance, name, rudeness, insult
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.
