subservient

/səbsˈɝviənt/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. compliant and obedient to authority-G. B. Shaw
   “editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones”
2. serving or acting as a means or aid
   “instrumental in solving the crime”
3. abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant- S.H.Adams
   “slavish devotion to her job ruled her life”

Synonyms for subservient

• subordinate
• implemental
• instrumental
• helpful
• slavish
• submissive
• servile