Synonyms for slavish
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : sley-vish |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsleɪ vɪʃ |
Top 10 synonyms for slavish Other synonyms for the word slavish
Définition of slavish
Origin :- 1560s, from slave (n.) + -ish. Sense of "servilely imitative, lacking originality or independence" is from 1753. Related: Slavishly; slavishness.
- adj having the qualities of a slave
- adj lacking originality
- adj servile
- As Christians, our fear of God should be a child-like and not a slavish fear.
- Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
- I am an inexperienced girl, but I am not slavish, There has been too much of that in Russia.
- Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad
- On the other hand a slavish attachment to old established practices may prevail.
- Extract from : « The Teacher » by Jacob Abbott
- Slavish attachment to the past had destroyed freedom of thought.
- Extract from : « The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Henry Martyn Baird
- For she remembered now that but for their slavish devotion they might claim to be her equal.
- Extract from : « Devil's Ford » by Bret Harte
- She would not save him to live the toilsome, slavish life of the Jews.
- Extract from : « Fair to Look Upon » by Mary Belle Freeley
- All this goes in, and yet the book cannot be a slavish repeat.
- Extract from : « The Status Civilization » by Robert Sheckley
- Nevertheless, he is not a slavish copyist of this folk-poetry.
- Extract from : « A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections » by Isabel Florence Hapgood
- They had slavish hearts in them, and as long as they had, God could not make them into a nation.
- Extract from : « True Words for Brave Men » by Charles Kingsley
- Christian humility is a slavish virtue; so is Christian charity.
- Extract from : « Science and Morals and Other Essays » by Bertram Coghill Alan Windle
Antonyms for slavish
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