Abject and Deferential

Abject adjective - Showing, expressing, or offered in a spirit of humility or unseemly submissiveness.

Deferential and abject are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Deferential" instead an adjective "Abject".

Nearby Words: abjection, abjectly

Deferential adjective - Marked by or showing proper regard for another's higher status.

Abject and deferential are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abject" instead an adjective "Deferential".

Nearby Words: deference, deferentially, deferent