as in humble
showing, expressing, or offered in a spirit of humility or unseemly submissiveness
demanded nothing less than an abject apology from them
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Recent Examples of abject
Our generosity as a nation extended to those who suffered in other parts of the world, even as millions of people were lifted from abject poverty.
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Linda Chapin, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
Your inability to establish a rational, functional and legal system of immigration is an abject failure on your part.
—Peter Cunningham, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
That, Spoelstra said, has been helped by getting greater stability with the rotation, including Andrew Wiggins filling a void that had been the abject disinterest of Jimmy Butler.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
None of this is to suggest that abject despair is the appropriate response to the rise of authoritarianism in America.
—Richard A. Friedman, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
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Linda Chapin, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
Your inability to establish a rational, functional and legal system of immigration is an abject failure on your part.
—Peter Cunningham, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
That, Spoelstra said, has been helped by getting greater stability with the rotation, including Andrew Wiggins filling a void that had been the abject disinterest of Jimmy Butler.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
None of this is to suggest that abject despair is the appropriate response to the rise of authoritarianism in America.
—Richard A. Friedman, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abject
Adjective
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Like a cat with nine lives, the building has undergone multiple renovations since its humble start as a savonnerie, or soap factory, in 1630.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
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What began as a humble mom-and-pop grocer and butcher shop a century ago is now a well-greased sausage factory, selling its products to big-name distributors such as Shamrock Foods, US Foods and Sysco, which get them to major sporting venues such as Ball Arena and Coors Field.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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So Alex dons a uniform, buses tables and engages in servile labor for the first time in her life.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
23 Mar. 2025
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Trump’s servile devotion to Putin becomes the new norm overnight as Republicans cower in support of Trump’s new Putin policy.—
Bob Kustra,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Episodes 5 and 6 inverted the relationship between abrasive eldest boy Saxon and the meek baby of the family, Lochlan.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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Ahead of the clash with Bournemouth, Guardiola has said not even victory in the competition would salvage the poor showings in the Champions League and meek surrender of the Premier League title.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Abject.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abject. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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