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67 entries under adjective topic. ×
| grovelling(noun, verb, mean, submissive) | |
| obsequious(mean, inferior, compliant, submissive) | |
| fawning(noun, verb, mean, inferior) | |
| groveling(verb, humble, compliant, submissive) | |
| servile(inferior, humble, compliant, submissive) | |
| abject(mean, inferior, humble, compliant) | |
| crawling(verb, humble, flattering, deferential) | |
| slavish(mean, inferior, humble, compliant) | |
| subservient(mean, humble, compliant, submissive) | |
| toadying(noun, mean, submissive, flattering) | |
| flattering(compliant, deferential, sycophantic, toadying) | |
| submissive(mean, inferior, humble, compliant) | |
| truckling | |
| crouching(verb, servility, flattering, sycophantic) | |
| sycophantic(mean, inferior, humble, compliant) | |
| compliant(humble, submissive, docile, obedient) | |
| cowering(verb, inferior, humble, compliant) | |
| deferential(inferior, humble, compliant, submissive) | |
| ingratiating(compliant, flattering, deferential, sycophantic) | |
| menial(inferior, compliant, submissive, obedient) |
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