What is another word for subservience?
Pronunciation:
[ sʌbsˈɜːvi͡əns], [ sʌbsˈɜːviəns], [ s_ʌ_b_s_ˈɜː_v_iə_n_s]
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Similar words for subservience:
- dependence/dependency (noun)
- humility (noun)
- inferiority (noun)
- obedience (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- servility (noun)
- submissiveness (noun)
- subordination (noun)
- unimportance (noun)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Subservience:
n.
• dependence/dependency (noun)- helplessness,
- weakness,
- security blanket,
- inability,
- contingency,
- habit,
- vulnerability,
- hook,
- servility,
- yoke,
- attachment.
- meekness,
- resignation,
- unobtrusiveness,
- Lowliness,
- diffidence,
- Non-resistance,
- docility,
- docilities,
- demureness,
- unpretentiousness,
- abasement,
- mortification,
- bashfulness,
- timidity,
- shyness,
- lack of pride,
- submissiveness,
- self-abnegation,
- passiveness,
- sheepishness,
- inferiority complex,
- fawning,
- timorousness,
- self-abasement,
- reserve,
- obsequiousness,
- nonresistance.
- deference,
- tractableness,
- acquiescence,
- submission,
- orderliness,
- compliance,
- Duteousness,
- duty,
- quietness,
- manageability,
- accordance,
- tameness,
- willingness,
- reverence.
Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words (noun):- help,
- agency,
- avail,
- nisus,
- observance,
- inclination,
- flattery,
- goodness,
- Helotry,
- aid,
- pliability,
- usefulness,
- tendency,
- passivity,
- idiosyncrasy,
- hand,
- Conformability,
- baseness,
- efficiency,
- dutifulness,
- ductility,
- subordinateness,
- cast,
- use,
- applicability,
- proclivity,
- appliance,
- second fiddle,
- nature,
- Toadying,
- conformance,
- predisposition,
- aptness,
- peonage,
- respectfulness,
- cringing,
- application,
- plasticity,
- bent,
- set,
- pliancy,
- proneness,
- medium,
- sliminess,
- apple-polishing,
- Conducement,
- utilization,
- yielding,
- subsidiarity,
- intervention,
- grovelling,
- leaning to,
- business,
- agreeableness,
- Juniority,
- brown-nosing,
- Sycophantism,
- stead,
- liability,
- mediation,
- conformity,
- unctuousness,
- Cui bono,
- futility,
- instrumentality,
- function,
- moldability,
- productiveness,
- Servitorship,
- adulation,
- direction,
- status,
- aptitude,
- helpfulness,
- value,
- respect,
- triviality,
- vehicle,
- Subordinacy,
- Servileness,
- boot-licking,
- flexibility,
- tractability,
- Toadyism,
- arse-kissing,
- adaptability,
- subservientness,
- ass-licking,
- propensity,
- quality,
- agreement,
- agreeability,
- condition,
- wheedling,
- meanness,
- Intermedium,
- biddability,
- tone,
- vein,
- Subserviency,
- idiocrasy,
- grain,
- arse-licking,
- dependence,
- malleability,
- Helotism,
- turn,
- mean-spiritedness,
- lower status,
- efficacy,
- temperament,
- worth,
- adequacy,
- back seat,
- humor,
- utility,
- mood,
- Conatus,
- abjection,
- Abjectness,
- Conduciveness,
- minority,
- smarminess,
- bias,
- ass-kissing,
- drift,
- Secondariness,
- susceptibility,
- vileness,
- truckling,
- sycophancy,
- facility,
- insignificance,
- intention,
- assistance.
How to use "Subservience" in context?
There are a number of misconceptions about subservience. One is that it is a position of weakness. In reality, subservience is a strength because it allows someone to be at the mercy of someone else. It allows someone to focus on what is necessary and not spend time on things that cannot be controlled. It can also help someone to develop strong relationships.
Paraphrases for Subservience:
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
complacency, complaisance, enslavement, indulgence, servitude, subjugation, submission, submissiveness, subordination.
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Noun, singular or mass
Hyponym for Subservience:
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- Synonyms:
- bring to a screeching halt.
