subservient

Definitions

Prepared to obey others unquestioningly.

Less important than something else; subordinate.

Examples

She refused to remain subservient to her employer's unreasonable demands.

The historical text describes a society where the peasantry was entirely subservient to the ruling class.

His subservient attitude toward his boss made his coworkers uncomfortable.

Synonyms

submissive obsequious servile deferential compliant fawning sycophantic

Antonyms

assertive domineering authoritative independent defiant imperious insubordinate