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Synonyms and antonyms of servile in English

servile

adjective
These are words and phrases related to servile. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of servile.
A servile attendant accompanied the millionaire everywhere, opening doors and lighting cigars.

Synonyms

slavish
submissive
fawning
abject
unctuous
oily
obsequious
truckling
toadying
cringing
sycophantic
scraping
groveling
bootlicking

Antonyms

masterly
commanding
overbearing
haughty
The decayed gentleman was at last reduced to servile labor.

Synonyms

befitting a slave
menial
in bonds
abject
slavish
subservient
humble
 Synonyms for servile from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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