Don't be subservient to your boss.
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Subservient
Synonyms for "subservient" (131 found)
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Adjective(6 words)
Noun(1 words)
servant class
Verb(1 words)
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6 entriesCollocations
5 entriessubservient attitudesubservient behaviorsubservient positionsubservient relationshipsubservient role
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3 entriesSample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Sami was very subservient to Layla.
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Tom made his wife subservient to his needs.
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To his superiors, Tom was subservient; to his subordinates, he was a bully.
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