subservient
/səbˈsɜːviənt/adjective
उच्चारण सब्सर्विअन्ट
चापलूस, अधीन, आज्ञाकारी
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~ (to sb/sth) disapproving
too willing to obey other people
चापलूस, अधीन, आज्ञाकारी
- a subservient attitude to authority
- The clerk was so subservient that he agreed with every word the boss said.
- Radhika refused to be subservient to anyone, however senior they were.
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- The subservient staff never questioned a single order from the owner.
- He bowed in a subservient manner and waited to be spoken to.
Synonyms submissive servile obsequious deferential fawning
Opposite assertive domineering independent rebellious
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~ (to sth) formal
less important than something else
गौण
- Individual needs were subservient to group needs.
- In a good school, sports are never subservient to studies.
- In that school, art was treated as subservient to science.
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- The needs of the individual should not be subservient to those of the party.
- Local interests were made subservient to the national plan.
Synonyms secondary subordinate subsidiary inferior
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
sub·ser·vi·ent
With -ser-vi- (from serve).
बीच में -ser-vi- (serve से)।
?Which word?
Keep the too-obedient words together: subservient, servile, obsequious (too eager to please), sycophantic (flattering to gain advantage), fawning (trying to please by flattery).
अत्यधिक आज्ञाकारिता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: subservient, servile, obsequious (खुश करने को अत्यधिक उत्सुक), sycophantic (लाभ के लिए चापलूसी), fawning (चापलूसी से खुश करने का प्रयास)।
§Grammar and usage
Subservient to sb or sth.
Subservient के साथ preposition 'to' आता है: subservient to sb या sth। इसका अर्थ है किसी के आगे ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा झुका हुआ या अधीन।