Subservient
Subservient adjective - Compliant and obedient to authority.
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Synonyms for Subservient
Tributary and subservient are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tributary" instead an adjective "Subservient".
Nearby Words: subservience, subserviently
Tributary
Tributary adjective - (of a stream) flowing into a larger stream.
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Synonyms for Tributary
Subservient and tributary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Subservient" instead an adjective "Tributary".
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Related pairs
- accessory and subservient
- accessory and tributary
- subject and subservient
- subject and tributary
- inferior and subservient
- inferior and tributary
- servile and subservient
- servile and tributary
- subdued and subservient
- subdued and tributary
- dependent and subservient
- dependent and tributary
- subordinate and subservient
- subordinate and tributary
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A third option is the tributary which is the opposite of a protectorate; whereas a protectorate is effectively subservient to it's overlord and a vassal can end up rivaling it's master, tributaries are essentially independent but must give up some of their income to their master.
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