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supplicatory

ADJECTIVE

humble

Synonyms

STRONGEST

courteous gentle modest ordinary polite quiet respectful self-effacing sheepish shy simple soft-spoken tentative timid unpretentious

STRONG

blushing content obliging reserved retiring sedate withdrawn

WEAK

apprehensive backward bashful biddable deferential demure diffident docile fearful hesitant lowly manageable mild obsequious reverential self-conscious servile standoffish submissive subservient timorous tractable unambitious unobtrusive unostentatious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bold brave complex complicated discourteous extraordinary extroverted impolite intricate loud rude troubled unashamed uncivil unmannerly unrefined

STRONG

friendly outgoing sociable upset

WEAK

assertive boasting conceited egotistical insolent luxurious pretentious proud rich showy superior

Example Sentences

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In Moscow, officials are playing down Putin’s supplicatory position.

From Washington Post • Mar. 19, 2023

And yet while Dylan’s lyrical gift is wild, copious, and immoderate, Cohen’s is precise, supplicatory and cloistral.

From The Guardian • Nov. 19, 2016

The lights at the altar burnt dimly in his eyes—the loud antiphon and the supplicatory prayer fell upon a listless ear.

From The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest by Ainsworth, William Harrison

I saw that her face was confused and supplicatory… It was a very unusual sort of face for her.

From Best Russian Short Stories by Seltzer, Thomas

Her letter was supplicatory, spasmodic, full of sorrow, and full of love.

From Is He Popenjoy? by Trollope, Anthony

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