SUBSERVIENCE Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word subservience. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SUBSERVIENCE
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servility | nounn | |||||||
noun • abject or cringing submissiveness | ||||||||
acquiescence | nounn | |||||||
noun • acceptance without protest • agreement with a statement or proposal to do something | ||||||||
compliance | nounn | |||||||
noun • acting according to certain accepted standards • a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others • the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another | ||||||||
conformity | nounn | |||||||
noun • correspondence in form or appearance • acting according to certain accepted standards • orthodoxy in thoughts and belief • concurrence of opinion • hardened conventionality | ||||||||
deference | nounn | |||||||
noun • a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard • courteous regard for people's feelings • a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others | ||||||||
devotion | nounn | |||||||
noun • feelings of ardent love • commitment to some purpose • religious zeal; the willingness to serve God • (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently) | ||||||||
docility | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable | ||||||||
dutifulness | nounn | |||||||
noun • piety by virtue of devotion to duty | ||||||||
humility | nounn | |||||||
noun • a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride • a humble feeling | ||||||||
loyalty | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being loyal • feelings of allegiance • the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action | ||||||||
meekness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness • a disposition to be patient and long suffering | ||||||||
obedience | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person • the trait of being willing to obey • behavior intended to please your parents | ||||||||
pliancy | nounn | |||||||
noun • the property of being pliant and flexible • adaptability of mind or character | ||||||||
resignation | nounn | |||||||
noun • acceptance of despair • the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.) • a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign | ||||||||
reverence | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of profound respect for someone or something • a reverent mental attitude • an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy) verb • regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of | ||||||||
submission | nounn | |||||||
noun • something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition) • the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another • the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else • the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness • a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter • an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter • (law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing | ||||||||
subordination | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being subordinate to something • the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class • the grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head • the quality of obedient submissiveness • the act of mastering or subordinating someone | ||||||||
tractability | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of being easily persuaded | ||||||||
tractableness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of being easily persuaded | ||||||||
yielding | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a verbal act of admitting defeat • the act of conceding or yielding adjective satellite • inclined to yield to argument or influence or control • lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure • tending to give in or surrender or agree | ||||||||