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226 entries under adjective topic. ×
| submissive(quiet, kind, soft, gentle) | |
| humble(quiet, gentle, modest, meek) | |
| subservient(calm, quiet, kind, soft) | |
| respectful(respect, gentle, resist, ordinary) | |
| polite(quiet, gentle, mild, agreeable) | |
| docile(quiet, kind, soft, gentle) | |
| obedient(calm, quiet, gentle, humble) | |
| courteous(quiet, modest, grand, considerate) | |
| dutiful(resist, humble, meek, considerate) | |
| obsequious(respect, gentle, inferior, ordinary) | |
| servile(respect, gentle, inferior, ordinary) | |
| civil(kind, gentle, polite, grand) | |
| acquiescent(quiet, gentle, inferior, modest) | |
| complaisant(kind, soft, gentle, mild) | |
| meek(calm, quiet, kind, smooth) | |
| obeisant(kind, respect, soft, gentle) | |
| regardful(humble, considerate, attentive, compliant) | |
| considerate(attentive, courteous, observant, civil) | |
| passive(calm, quiet, gentle, modest) | |
| yielding(quiet, gentle, modest, humble) |
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