Our vision of globalization empowers each and every person on the planet to be the best they can be, not to live in abject subjugation to a corporate governing body.
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Abject
//ˈæbd͡ʒɛkt//
Synonyms for "abject" (203 found)
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Related words (101)
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111 translations across 36 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- τᾰπεινός adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- τᾰπεινός adj (of a person: cast down in hope or spirit)
Arabic
2 entries- خور adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- قَبَّحَ verb (to cast off or out (someone or something))
Armenian
1 entries- արհամարհ adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- binəva adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- miskin adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
Bikol Central
1 entries- dukhá adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
Bulgarian
4 entries- долен adj (of a person: cast down in hope or spirit)
- жалък adj (of a person: cast down in hope or spirit)
- низвергнат adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- низък adj (of a person: cast down in hope or spirit)
Campidanese Sardinian
1 entries- indinniu noun (person in the lowest and most despicable condition)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 卑怯 adj (of a person: cast down in hope or spirit)
- 郎當 /郎当 adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
Dutch
4 entries- abject adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- diepgezonken adj (of a person: cast down in hope or spirit)
- ellendig adj (of a person: cast down in hope or spirit)
- gelaten adj (showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation)
Finnish
1 entries- alhainen adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
French
4 entries- abject adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- abject adj (of a person: cast down in hope or spirit)
- abjecte adj (of a person: cast down in hope or spirit)
- fangeux adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
Georgian
4 entries- დამცირებული adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- მდაბალი adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- მდაბალი adj (of a person: cast down in hope or spirit)
- სულმდაბალი adj (of a person: cast down in hope or spirit)
German
4 entries- abjekt adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- armselig adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- bitter adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- elend adj (of a person: cast down in hope or spirit)
Hindi
1 entries- अदना adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
Hungarian
2 entries- aljas adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- csapnivaló adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
Ido
1 entries- abjekta adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
Interlingua
3 entries- abjecte adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- abjecte adj (of a person: cast down in hope or spirit)
- abjecto noun (person in the lowest and most despicable condition)
Italian
4 entries- abbietto adj (of a person: cast down in hope or spirit)
- abietto adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- abbietto noun (person in the lowest and most despicable condition)
- abiettàre verb (to cast off or out (someone or something))
Japanese
2 entries- あさましい adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- 浅ましい adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
Latin
3 entries- abjecta adj (of a person: cast down in hope or spirit)
- abjectus adj (of a person: cast down in hope or spirit)
- miserabilis adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- abjekt adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- abjekt adj (of a person: cast down in hope or spirit)
- abjekt adj (showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation)
- hjelpeløs adj (showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation)
Old Armenian
4 entries- անկած adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- արհամարհ adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- մրգուզ adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- ցած adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
Old English
2 entries- hnāh adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- hēan adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
Ottoman Turkish
3 entries- آلچاق adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- ذلیل adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- رذیل adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
Persian
3 entries- خوار adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- فرومایه adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- پست adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
Portuguese
4 entries- abatido adj (of a person: cast down in hope or spirit)
- abjeto adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- ignóbil adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- escrava noun (person in the lowest and most despicable condition)
Romanian
4 entries- abject adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- abject adj (of a person: cast down in hope or spirit)
- fărădelege adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- josnic adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
Russian
3 entries- жа́лкий adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- смире́нный adj (showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation)
- уни́женный adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
Sardinian
1 entries- indinniu noun (person in the lowest and most despicable condition)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- suarach adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
Serbo-Croatian
3 entries- beznadan adj (showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation)
- jadan adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- јадан adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
Spanish
2 entries- abatido adj (of a person: cast down in hope or spirit)
- abyecto adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
Tagalog
1 entries- marawal adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
Turkish
4 entries- aşağılanmış adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- aşağılık adj (of a person: cast down in hope or spirit)
- hakir adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
- zelil adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
Urdu
1 entries- ادنیٰ adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
Welsh
1 entries- gwael adj (existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state — see also contemptible, despicable, miserable)
Sample sentences
44 total sentences available.
Tom, a self-made millionaire, had lived in abject poverty as a child.
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In the field of international relations this president is an abject failure. He is unwilling even to shake hands with one of our most important allies.
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Algeria needs to eliminate abject poverty.
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