Thesaurus / meek
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The show needed a moment for Nathan Shelley, the meek kit man played by Nick Mohammed, to draw up a play savvy enough to showcase his dormant coaching expertise.
‘TED LASSO,’ BUILT ON CHARM AND EMPATHY, WON OVER AMERICA. IT WON OVER THE SOCCER WORLD, TOO.THOMAS FLOYDJULY 22, 2021WASHINGTON POSTI learned to shield my meek older brother, crying out for her to stop as her fists beat the self-worth out of me.
THE FEW, THE PROUD, THE SUICIDALEUGENE ROBINSONMAY 31, 2021OZYThen Gwinnett argued that Uzuegbunam’s discussion of gentle Jesus meek and mild was “contentious” language with “a tendency to incite hostility,” and hence constituted “fighting words” unprotected by the Constitution.
CAMPUS SPEECH RULES ARE HURTING STUDENTS. THEY DESERVE RECOMPENSE — EVEN IF IT’S JUST $1.GEORGE WILLMARCH 12, 2021WASHINGTON POSTWhile Clare sits head held high and regal, her blonde hair perfectly coiffed, Irene is meek, hoping to go unnoticed using the brim of her cloche hat to cover her eyes.
COLORISM IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG IN ‘PASSING’BRANDE VICTORIANFEBRUARY 1, 2021ESSENCE.COMThis version is accessible to a 12-and-up audience and corrects the myths that Parks was a meek, passive player in American history.
CALENDAR: JAN. 29-FEB. 4PHILIP VAN SLOOTENJANUARY 28, 2021WASHINGTON BLADEThe challenged, a meek physician scientist, has probably never been around anything more menacing than a Bunsen burner.
FIVE SCIENTISTS ON THE HEROES WHO CHANGED THEIR LIVES - ISSUE 93: FORERUNNERSALAN LIGHTMAN, HOPE JAHREN, ROBERT SAPOLSKY,DECEMBER 2, 2020NAUTILUSTake my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly of heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
SOLOMON AND SOLOMONIC LITERATUREMONCURE DANIEL CONWAY“He was worth saving,” remarked Stanley, stooping to pat the meek head of the dog.
THE FLOATING LIGHT OF THE GOODWIN SANDSR.M. BALLANTYNEThere was such pathos in her meek withdrawal into that little north room, that Brodrick hadn't the heart to keep her in it.
THE CREATORSMAY SINCLAIRThen the meek-eyed woman reappeared, removed the dishes, returned once more, and looked fixedly at Thurstane's bloody sleeve.
OVERLANDJOHN WILLIAM DE FORESTWORDS RELATED TO MEEK
- average
- base
- baseborn
- cast down
- common
- commonplace
- docile
- dutiful
- everyday
- gentle
- humble
- ignoble
- low
- lowborn
- mean
- meek
- menial
- mild
- modest
- mundane
- obscure
- obsequious
- ordinary
- plebeian
- poor
- proletarian
- prosaic
- retiring
- reverential
- servile
- simple
- submissive
- subordinate
- unassuming
- unpretentious
- withdrawing
- amiable
- balmy
- bland
- calm
- clement
- compassionate
- complaisant
- deferential
- docile
- dull
- easy
- equable
- feeble
- flat
- forbearant
- forbearing
- forgiving
- gentle
- good-humored
- good-natured
- good-tempered
- humane
- indulgent
- insipid
- jejune
- kind
- lenient
- meek
- mellow
- merciful
- mild-mannered
- moderate
- obeisant
- obliging
- pacific
- patient
- peaceable
- placid
- serene
- smooth
- soft
- spiritless
- subdued
- submissive
- subservient
- tame
- temperate
- tender
- tranquil
- unassuming
- vapid
- warm
- bashful
- blushing
- chaste
- coy
- demure
- diffident
- discreet
- humble
- lowly
- meek
- moderate
- nice
- proper
- prudent
- quiet
- reserved
- resigned
- reticent
- retiring
- seemly
- self-conscious
- self-effacing
- sheepish
- silent
- simple
- temperate
- timid
- unassertive
- unassuming
- unassured
- unboastful
- unobtrusive
- unpresuming
- unpretending
- unpretentious
- withdrawing
- bashful
- blushing
- chaste
- coy
- demure
- diffident
- discreet
- humble
- lowly
- meek
- moderate
- nice
- proper
- prudent
- quiet
- reserved
- resigned
- reticent
- retiring
- seemly
- self-conscious
- self-effacing
- sheepish
- silent
- simple
- temperate
- timid
- unassertive
- unassuming
- unassured
- unboastful
- unobtrusive
- unpresuming
- unpretending
- unpretentious
- withdrawing
- accommodating
- acquiescent
- adaptable
- agreeable
- amenable
- biddable
- childlike
- complacent
- cool
- docious
- ductile
- easily influenced
- easy
- easygoing
- gentle
- governable
- humble
- laid-back
- manageable
- meek
- mellow
- mild
- obedient
- obliging
- orderly
- pliable
- pliant
- quiet
- resigned
- soft
- tame
- teachable
- tractable
- usable
- weak-kneed
- well-behaved
- willing
- yielding
- accommodating
- calm
- composed
- easygoing
- enduring
- even-tempered
- forbearing
- forgiving
- gentle
- imperturbable
- indulgent
- lenient
- long-suffering
- meek
- mild
- mild-tempered
- persevering
- persistent
- philosophic
- philosophical
- quiet
- resigned
- self-possessed
- serene
- stoical
- submissive
- tolerant
- tranquil
- uncomplaining
- understanding
- unruffled
- untiring
- collected
- contented
- docile
- fixed
- gentle
- halcyon
- hushed
- inactive
- isolated
- level
- meek
- mild
- motionless
- pacific
- placid
- private
- remote
- reserved
- restful
- retired
- secluded
- secret
- sedate
- sequestered
- serene
- shy
- smooth
- stable
- stagnant
- still
- tranquil
- unanxious
- undisturbed
- unexcited
- unfrequented
- unruffled
- untroubled
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