ser
vile
Comparative
more servile
Superlative
most servile
1
very keen to please and obey others
- His servile behavior toward the manager made his colleagues uncomfortable.
- Always eager to win favor, she adopted a servile attitude around her superiors.
- The servant’s servile demeanor was a reflection of the rigid hierarchy in the household.
- Servile gestures, like excessive bowing, are not respected in modern workplaces.
- The servile manner in which he answered every command highlighted his fear of losing his position.
Antonyms:
2
associated with or characteristic of a slave
- The servile conditions in which the workers lived were a grim reminder of historical injustices.
- Living under servile restrictions, they had no autonomy over their own lives.
- Servile labor was a cornerstone of the oppressive regime’s economy.
- The servile obedience demanded by the cruel master was deeply dehumanizing.
- He despised the servile tasks assigned to him, which stripped him of his dignity.