slavish
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- servile, abject, base, cringing, fawning, grovelling, obsequious, submissive, sycophantic
- imitative, second-hand, unimaginative, unoriginal

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Antonyms: independent
Contrasted words: fresh, new, novel, original, fanciful, imaginative, ingenious, inspired, extravagant, high-flown
Related Words: spineless, subdued, tame, miserable, wretched, uninspired, unoriginal

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

slav‧ish /ˈsleɪvɪʃ/ adjective
obeying, supporting, or copying someone completely – used to show disapproval:
a slavish adherence to the rules
—slavishly adverb:
not a rule to be slavishly followed in every instance
—slavishness noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲