Synonyms for abject
ˈæb dʒɛkt, æbˈdʒɛktab·ject

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1. abject

   Pitiful originally signified full of pity; as, "the Lord is very pitiful and of tender mercy," James v, 11; but this usage is now archaic, and the meaning in question is appropriated by such words as merciful and compassionate. Pitiful and pitiable now refer to what may be deserving of pity, pitiful being used chiefly for that which is merely an object of thought, pitiable for that which is brought directly before the senses; as, a pitiful story; a pitiable object; a pitiable condition. Since pity, however, always implies weakness or inferiority in that which is pitied, pitiful and pitiable are often used, by an easy transition, for what might awaken pity, but does awaken contempt; as, a pitiful excuse; he presented a pitiable appearance. Piteous is now rarely used in its earlier sense of feeling pity, but in its derived sense applies to what really excites the emotion; as, a piteous cry. Compare HUMANE; MERCY; PITY.

   Synonyms:
   base, contemptible, despicable, lamentable, miserable, mournful, moving, paltry, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, sorrowful, touching, woful, wretched

   Antonyms:
   august, beneficent, commanding, dignified, exalted, glorious, grand, great, helpful, lofty, mighty, noble, sublime, superb, superior

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1. abject

   Synonyms:
   degraded, outcast, miserable, vile, pitiable, worthless, despicable, groveling, fawning, squalid, base-minded, slavish, beggarly, servile, cringing, low, wretched, sordid

   Antonyms:
   honorable, dignified, eminent, exalted, esteemed, worthy, venerable, noble, princely, illustrious, independent, self-assertive, self-reliant, vain, arrogant, insolent, haughty

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1. abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvyadjective

   of the most contemptible kind

   "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"

   Synonyms:
   down(p), dispirited, small, downcast, paltry, deplorable, scummy, modest, execrable, suffering, scurvy, unhopeful, humbled, low-down, miserable, lowly, low, broken, down in the mouth, blue, humble, downhearted, grim, low-toned, low-pitched, piteous, hapless, misfortunate, pitiable, depleted, crushed, measly, poor, funky, pathetic, wretched, pitiful, gloomy, woeful, depressed, low-spirited, humiliated

   Antonyms:
   hopeful, fortunate, estimable, domineering

2. abjectadjective

   most unfortunate or miserable

   "the most abject slaves joined in the revolt"; "abject poverty"

   Synonyms:
   scummy, scurvy, low-down, low, unhopeful, miserable

   Antonyms:
   fortunate, estimable, hopeful, domineering

3. abject, unhopefuladjective

   showing utter resignation or hopelessness

   "abject surrender"

   Synonyms:
   scummy, scurvy, low-down, low, unhopeful, miserable

   Antonyms:
   estimable, domineering, hopeful, fortunate

4. abjectadjective

   showing humiliation or submissiveness

   "an abject apology"

   Synonyms:
   scummy, scurvy, low-down, low, unhopeful, miserable

   Antonyms:
   fortunate, estimable, hopeful, domineering

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1. abjectadjective

   Synonyms:
   base, vile, mean, low, despicable, contemptible, beggarly, paltry, dirty, squalid, grovelling, pitiful, ignoble, degraded, worthless, poor, servile, slavish, menial, sneaking, sordid, shabby, scurvy, miserable, wretched, low-minded, base-minded, earth-born, earth-bred

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1. abjectadjective

   Synonyms:
   degraded, groveling, servile, ignoble, contemptible base

   Antonyms:
   noble, lofty, dignified, exalted

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1. List of paraphrases for "abject":

   extreme, despicable, absolute, heinous

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1. Herr Lipp:

   The absence of love is the most abject pain.

2. Henry Kissinger:

   If peace is equated simply with the absence of war, it can become abject pacifism that turns the world over to the most ruthless.

3. French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve:

   The abject attacks that hit us on Friday were prepared abroad and mobilised a team in Belgium that benefited ... from help in France.

4. Ed Markey:

   Meta has a record of abject failure to protect children and teens, and yet again, this company has chosen to put young users at risk so that it can make more money.

5. Nathan Runkle:

   The people of California clearly have the right to prohibit the sale of a product that is the result of abject animal abuse.