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All abjectly synonyms

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adverb abjectly

  • resignedly — submissive or acquiescent.
  • wretchedly — very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable.
  • miserably — wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
  • desolately — barren or laid waste; devastated: a treeless, desolate landscape.
  • despairingly — given to despair or hopelessness.
  • despondently — feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom: despondent about failing health.
  • gloomily — dark or dim; deeply shaded: gloomy skies.
  • unhappily — sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
  • hopeless — providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless case of cancer.
  • dismally — causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy: dismal weather.
  • humbly — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
  • deferentially — showing deference; deferent; respectful.
  • self-effacement — the act or fact of keeping oneself in the background, as in humility.
  • meekly — humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
  • servilely — slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning: servile flatterers.

adv abjectly

  • apologetically — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
  • meanly — moderately.
  • subserviently — serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
  • obscurely — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
  • poorly — in a poor manner or way: The team played poorly.
  • simply — in a simple manner; clearly and easily.
  • inglorious — shameful; disgraceful: inglorious retreat.
  • submissively — inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.
  • obediently — obeying or willing to obey; complying with or submissive to authority: an obedient son.
  • dutifully — performing the duties expected or required of one; characterized by doing one's duty: a dutiful citizen; a dutiful child.
  • fawn — a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
  • ingratiating — charming; agreeable; pleasing.
  • slavishly — of or befitting a slave: slavish subjection.
  • sycophantically — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
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