Servile and Supercilious

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

Usage example: had always maintained a servile attitude around people with money

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Supercilious is an antonym for servile.

Nearby Words: servility, servitude, servilely

Supercilious adjective - Having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude.

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Servile is an antonym for supercilious.

Nearby Words: superciliousness, superciliary

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