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Antonyms for in one's pocket
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : pok-it |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɒk ɪt |
Definition of in one's pocket
Origin :- mid-14c., pokete, "bag, pouch, small sack," from Anglo-French pokete (13c.), diminutive of Old North French poque "bag" (Old French pouche), from a Germanic source akin to Frankish *pokka "bag," from Proto-Germanic *puk- (see poke (n.)).
- Meaning "small bag worn on the person, especially one sewn into a garment" is from early 15c. Sense in billiards is from 1754. Mining sense is attested from 1850; military sense of "area held by troops surrounded by the enemy" is from 1918; the general sense of "small area different than its surroundings" (1926) apparently was extended from the military use. Figuratively, "one's money" (conceived as being kept in a pocket) is from 1717. Pope Pokett (late 15c.) was figurative of the greedy and corrupt Church.
- As in obedient : adj well-behaved; submissive
- As in subservient : adj extremely compliant
- As in downtrodden : adj afflicted, abused
Synonyms for in one's pocket
- a slave to
- abject
- acquiescent
- amenable
- at one's beck and call
- at one's feet
- at one's mercy
- attentive
- biddable
- bootlicking
- complaisant
- compliant
- controllable
- cowering
- cringing
- dancing
- deferential
- destitute
- devoted
- distressed
- docile
- docious
- duteous
- dutiful
- exploited
- faithful
- fawning
- governable
- have-not
- helpless
- honoring
- ignoble
- in one's clutches
- in one's pocket
- in one's power
- inferior
- law-abiding
- led by the nose
- loyal
- maltreated
- mean
- menial
- mistreated
- needy
- obeisant
- obliging
- obsequious
- observant
- on a string
- oppressed
- overcome
- persecuted
- pliant
- regardful
- resigned
- respectful
- reverential
- servile
- sheeplike
- slavish
- subject
- subjugated
- submissive
- subservient
- suppressed
- sycophantic
- tame
- tractable
- tyrannized
- under control
- under one's thumb
- underdog
- underfoot
- venerating
- well-trained
- willing
- wrapped around finger
- yielding
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