40 entries under submissive topic. ×

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obsequious(adjective, mean, inferior, boring, compliant)
16
sycophantic(adjective, mean, kind, inferior, polite)
13
servile(adjective, miserable, inferior, wretched, compliant)
13
toadying(noun, adjective, mean, compliant)
12
bootlicking(noun, adjective, mean, praise, inferior)
10
cringing(noun, verb, adjective, mean, inferior)
10
slavish(adjective, mean, inferior, compliant)
9
abject(adjective, mean, miserable, inferior, wretched)
9
deferential(adjective, inferior, compliant, docile)
8
grovelling(noun, verb, adjective, mean, boring)
8
unctuous(adjective, mean, kind, polite)
8
subservient(adjective, mean, boring, compliant)
6
menial(adjective, inferior, boring, compliant)
5
mean(adjective, inferior, boring, tedious, compliant)
4
beggarly(mean, servility, flattering, subservient)
4
cowering(verb, adjective, inferior, compliant)
4
groveling(noun, verb, adjective, miserable, wretched)
3
base(adjective, mean, miserable, boring, wretched)
3
compliant(adjective, docile, obedient, flattering)
3
low(adjective, mean, miserable, boring, wretched)
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