servile

Definitions

Having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.

Characteristic of or befitting a slave or servant; submissive.

Examples

He grew tired of the servile attitude of his assistants, who never dared to challenge his questionable decisions.

The dictator demanded a servile obedience from his subjects, punishing any sign of independent thought.

Synonyms

obsequious submissive fawning sycophantic slavish ingratiating deferential

Antonyms

assertive domineering imperious independent arrogant haughty authoritative