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subservient

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore S words

excessively obedient or subordinate to others

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Subservient in a sentence

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He refused to play a subservient role in the partnership.

Antonyms
domineeringassertive
Common questions

Questions about “subservient

Subservient (adjective) means excessively obedient or subordinate to others
Here is subservient used in an example sentence: "He refused to play a subservient role in the partnership."
Common synonyms for subservient include servile, submissive, deferential.
Antonyms of subservient include domineering, assertive.
Subservient is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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