| 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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