Grovelling
Grovelling adjective - Totally submissive.
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Synonyms for Grovelling
Poor and grovelling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Poor" instead an adjective "Grovelling".
Nearby Words: grovel, grovelled
Poor
Poor adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
Grovelling and poor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grovelling" instead an adjective "Poor".
Both words in one sentence
- Lindsey, one of the lawyer's from Wolfram & Hart starts a Motive Rant about how he grew up poor and resolved never to end up like his father, grovelling to the repo men as he was being evicted, but Angel takes the piss by pretending to sleep through it.
Source: Freudian Excuse / Live-Action TV
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Poor and Grovelling. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/grovelling/poor
Grovelling & Poor. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/grovelling/poor>.
Poor or Grovelling. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/grovelling/poor.
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