Abject and Pliant

Abject

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

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

Nearby Words: abjection, abjectly

Pliant

Pliant adjective - Able to bend easily without breaking.

Abject and pliant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abject" instead an adjective "Pliant".

Nearby Words: pliable, pliancy
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