deferential
Definitions
Showing respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, or wishes of another.
Characterized by or exhibiting a polite, humble, or dutiful attitude.
Examples
The young intern maintained a deferential tone while speaking to the company's CEO.
He offered a deferential bow to the elders as they entered the room.
Synonyms
respectful reverent submissive polite obsequious dutiful compliant
Antonyms
disrespectful arrogant insolent impudent defiant haughty contemptuous