Word of the day - Aug-21-2024 - Obsequious
Word of the day
Synonyms & Antonyms for obsequious
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- defiant
- wild
- obdurate
- unyielding
- mischievous
- bad
- resistant
- hardheaded
- mischievous
- mulish
- headstrong
- stubborn
- dogged
- mulish
- uncontrollable
- insurgent
- wild
- unmanageable
- defiant
- unyielding
- perverse
- uncontrollable
- resistant
- stubborn
- unmanageable
- headstrong
- mutinous
- perverse
- obdurate
- obstinate
- bad
- peevish
- mutinous
- peevish
- dogged
- insurgent
- obstinate
- hardheaded
Synonyms:
- mannerly
- curbed
- restrained
- law-abiding
- disciplined
- inhibited
- constrained
- meek
- teachable
- placable
- tame
- mild
- surrendering
- orderly
- soft
- trainable
- yielding
- repressed
Antonyms:
- nonconformist
- ungovernable
- contumacious
- obstreperous
- ill-mannered
- ungovernable
- unamenable
- obstreperous
- intractable
- noncompliant
- disobedient
- wayward
- wayward
- ill-mannered
- misbehaving
- recalcitrant
- intractable
- rebellious
- ill-bred
- rebellious
- unruly
- misbehaving
- nonconformist
- restive
- untoward
- rebel
- refractory
- refractory
- unamenable
- restive
- untoward
- contumacious
- recalcitrant
- ill-bred
- rebel
- disobedient
- insubordinate
- unruly
- noncompliant
- insubordinate
Sentences using the word obsequious
- The obsequious butler bowed repeatedly, eager to serve his master's every whim.
- With an obsequious smile, the saleswoman showered the customer with excessive flattery.
- The politician's obsequious speech was filled with pandering to his constituents.
- The obsequious employee groveled before his boss, hoping for promotion.
- The obsequious student fawned over the professor, desperate for approval.
- The obsequious cat rubbed against its owner's leg, seeking attention.
- The obsequious assistant carried out every task assigned to him with utmost obedience.
- The obsequious journalist avoided criticizing the government, fearful of censorship.
- The obsequious dog wagged its tail furiously, eager to please its master.
- The obsequious thief flattered the victim into letting down her guard, allowing him to steal her valuables.
FAQs About the word obsequious
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery, attentive in an ingratiating or servile mannerPromptly obedient, or submissive, to the will of anot
subordinate, servile, obedient, dutiful, decorous, biddable, amiable, agreeable, acquiescent, amenable
defiant, wild, obdurate, unyielding, mischievous, bad, resistant, hardheaded, mischievous, mulish
The obsequious butler bowed repeatedly, eager to serve his master's every whim.With an obsequious smile, the saleswoman showered the customer with excessive flattery.
The politician's obsequious speech was filled with pandering to his constituents.The obsequious employee groveled before his boss, hoping for promotion.