Servile and Ungovernable

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

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Ungovernable is an antonym for servile.

Nearby Words: servility, servitude, servilely

Ungovernable adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.

Usage example: a handful of ungovernable students are disrupting the learning environment for everyone else

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Servile is an antonym for ungovernable.

Nearby Word: ungovernability

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Ungovernable and Servile. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/servile/ungovernable

Servile & Ungovernable. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/servile/ungovernable>.

Ungovernable or Servile. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/servile/ungovernable.

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