subservient

• Diz-se de pessoa ou coisa excessivamente disposta a obedecer ou servir aos outros, frequentemente sugerindo falta de independência ou autonomia.

Describes a person or thing that is excessively willing to obey or serve others, often implying a lack of independence.

1. Obedient or submissiveC1formal

   Willing to obey others unquestioningly; excessively submissive.

   Subserviente

   • The assistant was subservient to his boss's every whim.
   • She adopted a subservient attitude during the negotiation.
   • In some cultures, women are expected to be subservient to men.

   Sinônimoscompliantdeferentialdocilefawningobedientobsequiousservileslavishsubmissiveyielding

   Antônimosassertivedefiantdisobedientdomineeringinsubordinaterebelliousunsubmissive

2. Less important or secondaryC1formal

   Serving as a means to an end; less important than something else.

   Subordinado

   • Economic growth should not be subservient to environmental protection.
   • His personal ambitions were subservient to the needs of the team.
   • The role of the committee is subservient to the board's decisions.

   Sinônimosancillaryauxiliaryinstrumentalsecondarysubordinatesubsidiary

   Antônimosdominantprimaryprincipalsuperiorsuperordinate