ADJECTIVE | all | abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy | of the most contemptible kind |
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all | abject | most unfortunate or miserable | |
all | abject, unhopeful | showing utter resignation or hopelessness | |
all | abject | showing humiliation or submissiveness |
Sounds | ae'bjhehkt | |
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Rhymes | affect ... wrecked: 66 rhymes with ehkt... |
Meaning | Of the most contemptible kind. | |
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Example | "abject cowardice" | |
Synonyms | low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy | |
Broader | contemptible | Deserving of contempt / contempt or scorn |
Spanish | abyecto, bajo, despreciable, miserable, vil | |
Catalan | abjecte, baix, despreciable, miserable, vil |
Meaning | Most unfortunate or miserable. | |
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Broader | unfortunate | not favored by fortune |
Spanish | abyecto |
Meaning | showing utter resignation or hopelessness. | |
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Example | "abject surrender" | |
Synonym | unhopeful | |
Broader | hopeless | Without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success |
Spanish | descorazonado, desesperanzado, desilusionado, desmoralizado, pesimista, resignado | |
Catalan | desesperançat, desil·lusionat, desmoralitzat, pessimista, ressignat | |
Adverbs | abjectly | in a hopeless resigned manner |
Meaning | showing humiliation or submissiveness. | |
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Example | "an abject apology" | |
Broader | submissive | Inclined or willing / willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination |
Spanish | abyecto |
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