Synonyms for deferential
ˌdɛf əˈrɛn ʃəldef·er·en·tial

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1. deferential

   Synonyms:
   compliant, controllable, docile, dutiful, gentle, manageable, obedient, submissive, subservient, tractable, yielding

   Antonyms:
   contumacious, disobedient, insubordinate, intractable, mutinous, rebellious, refractory, seditious, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unmanageable

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. deferent, deferential, regardfuladjective

   showing deference

   Synonyms:
   deferent, regardful

   Antonyms:
   disrespectful

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1. deferentialadjective

   Synonyms:
   respectful, reverential

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. deferential

   Synonyms:
   Pertaining to the ductus deferens Note the elimination of words that have completely different meanings in lay English, eg deferential
   

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1. Jeff Kingston:

   The point is they have to be cute and sexy and push all the buttons of the deferential and pure girl that appeals to guys.

2. Oliver Nugent:

   You've got this big China pull, really extreme China tightness at the moment, but there's a very big quality deferential between the metal that's attracted into China and most of the metal that's left on the LME.

3. Timothy Sandefur:

   Because the law is so deferential to tribal authority, it elevates tribal authority to the same level as biological parents, the law gives Indian tribes jurisdiction and violates the most basic principles of due process.

4. Susan Collins:

   One has to question what has happened to (the FAA's safety) commitment - whether resource shortages have caused the agency to be too deferential to the aircraft manufacturer and whether it is really wise in the case of Boeing to have allowed the company to certify 96% of its own work.

5. Navy Adm. Giuseppe De Giorgi:

   As an old seaman, I offer my deferential salute to the ship captain for having done his job with great dignity and competence, he was last off, as a captain should be.