subordinateness

noun

Definition of subordinatenessnext
as in deference

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subordinateness
  1. deference
  2. humility
  3. meekness
  4. subservience
  5. surrender
  6. acquiescence
  7. modesty
  8. capitulation
Noun
  • Trump responded positively to this display of deference, but no meeting occurred.
    Bilahari Kausikan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
  • As if in deference to the gravitas of her themes, Carlson is rarely acclaimed for her sense of humor.
    Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of deference
Noun
  • In some instances, this approach will give heirs time to develop the patience, knowledge and humility to handle a sudden influx of cash responsibly.
    Rory O'Hara, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • President-elect Donald Trump is the polar opposite, lacking any of the qualities including the integrity, goodness and humility that Carter possessed.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of humility
Noun
  • Most disconcerting is the meekness of Washington’s supposedly stalwart European allies.
    Raphael Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2014
  • But to see Bass as a kumbaya leader — or to mistake her softness for meekness — is to fundamentally misunderstand her.
    Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
Definition of meekness
Noun
  • Virtually overnight, the new gender apartheid state rolled back laws and opportunities that had for decades already lifted Iranian women up from the subservience clerics demanded.
    Mariam Memarsadeghi, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
  • His is the first whose subservience to the prevailing darkness feels like a depressing surrender of identity.
    Wesley Morris, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of subservience
Noun
  • The biggest risk is that the policyholder premiums may be tied up until the surrender period of the policy.
    Tanmay Gupta, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Pereyra negotiated his surrender through his lawyer, prosecutors confirmed to TMZ.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of surrender
Noun
  • Such acquiescence was the best possible public response from the Kremlin’s point of view.
    Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The intrusion and lack of privacy are not being met with acquiescence; employees are outraged and calling for boundaries around what ‘Big Brother’ can use against them.
    Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of acquiescence
Noun
  • Author John Neihardt described Crazy Horse in his book Black Elk Speaks as a person of great modesty and reserve but who was generous to the poor, elderly, and children.
    Chip Bell, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Dylan arrives on the scene with the false modesty of predestination, touched by God but desperate for a place to sleep for the night.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of modesty
Noun
  • Barca might have performed well and made mistakes, but this should be treated more as a monumental victory for them, instead of a capitulation by Barca.
    Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • But an endless war or capitulation to Putin would be far worse.
    Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of capitulation
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