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submissive(adjective, quiet, kind, soft, gentle)
19
subservient(adjective, calm, quiet, kind, soft)
15
polite(adjective, quiet, gentle, mild, agreeable)
14
docile(adjective, quiet, kind, soft, gentle)
14
obedient(adjective, calm, quiet, gentle)
12
dutiful(adjective, resist, meek, considerate)
12
servile(adjective, respect, gentle, inferior, ordinary)
10
acquiescent(adjective, quiet, gentle, inferior, modest)
10
meek(adjective, calm, quiet, kind, smooth)
10
obeisant(adjective, kind, respect, soft, gentle)
10
regardful(adjective, considerate, attentive, compliant)
9
passive(adjective, calm, quiet, gentle, modest)
9
yielding(adjective, quiet, gentle, modest)
8
compliant(adjective, quiet, gentle, mild, agreeable)
7
gracious(adjective, kind, gentle, polite)
7
slavish(adjective, inferior, meek, compliant)
6
mild(adjective, quiet, kind, simple, soft)
5
groveling(adjective, compliant, flattering, sycophantic)
5
reverent(adjective, respectful, courtly, admiring)
5
reverential(adjective, respect, gentle, ordinary, modest)
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