Antonyms for obsequious
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uhb-see-kwee-uhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : əbˈsi kwi əs |
Definition of obsequious
Origin :- late 15c., "prompt to serve," from Middle French obséquieux (15c.), from Latin obsequiosus "compliant, obedient," from obsequium "compliance, dutiful service," from obsequi "to accommodate oneself to the will of another," from ob "after" (see ob-) + sequi "to follow" (see sequel). Pejorative sense of "fawning, sycophantic" had emerged by 1590s. Related: Obsequiously; obsequiousness (mid-15c.).
- adj groveling, submissive
- "The same, Sir, at your service," replied the obsequious valet.
- Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
- Who knows, thought I, but I owe all this obsequious deference to my horse?
- Extract from : « Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune » by Charles James Lever
- He dropped her hand at the obsequious voice of the waiter at his elbow.
- Extract from : « Miss Pat at School » by Pemberton Ginther
- It took a Tudor will to do the deed, and it took an obsequious Tudor age to accept it.
- Extract from : « Clare Avery » by Emily Sarah Holt
- Selim was most obsequious, and seemed ready to do everything for my comfort.
- Extract from : « Paul Patoff » by F. Marion Crawford
- The bland, obsequious, well-informed Ramsay became a great favourite.
- Extract from : « Art in England » by Dutton Cook
- Finally, he stopped and stood before the obsequious Basilivitch.
- Extract from : « Rabbi and Priest » by Milton Goldsmith
- The landlord, obsequious and frightened, waited on the party himself.
- Extract from : « The Northern Iron » by George A. Birmingham
- With a flattering and obsequious bow our guide leads the way.
- Extract from : « In Eastern Seas » by J. J. Smith
- Still, there was one office that he had failed to perform; he was not obsequious.
- Extract from : « The Loyalist » by James Francis Barrett
Synonyms for obsequious
- abject
- beggarly
- brownnosing
- complacent
- compliable
- compliant
- cringing
- crouching
- deferential
- enslaved
- fawning
- flattering
- ingratiating
- kowtowing
- menial
- obeisant
- oily
- parasitic
- parasitical
- prostrate
- respectful
- servile
- slavish
- sneaking
- sniveling
- spineless
- stipendiary
- subject
- submissive
- subordinate
- subservient
- sycophantic
- toadying
- unctuous
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