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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. meek

    Synonyms:
    mild, gentle, submissive, modest, yielding, unassuming

    Antonyms:
    bold, arrogant, self-asserting, irritable, proud, high-spirited

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. meek, mild, modestadjective

    humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

    "meek and self-effacing"

    Synonyms:
    tame, low, small, humble, lowly, soft, minor, modest, spiritless, mild, balmy, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized

    Antonyms:
    obstinate, proud, unregenerate, domineering, stubborn

  2. meek, tameadjective

    very docile

    "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes

    Synonyms:
    tame, spiritless, mild, tamed, modest

    Antonyms:
    stubborn, domineering, unregenerate, obstinate, proud

  3. meek, spiritlessadjective

    evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant

    "compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others"; "a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott; "she looked meek but had the heart of a lion"; "was submissive and subservient"

    Synonyms:
    tame, spiritless, mild, modest

    Antonyms:
    proud, stubborn, unregenerate, obstinate, domineering

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. meekadjective

    Synonyms:
    humble, lowly, submissive, mild, soft, gentle, modest, demure

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words2.0 / 1 vote

  1. meekadjective

    Synonyms:
    humble, unassuming, modest, retiring, docile, lowly

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "meek":

    mick, humble

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  1. The New York Post:

    Bethenny [Frankel],Tinsley,Ramona [Singer]and the Countess [LuAnn de Lesseps] were there. they walked through the filming and [Minaj] was like, ‘Meek, keep walking. Get the f–k out of here. Go upstairs.

  2. Elaina Plott:

    We're talking about normalizing hate speech. The Times only aids in that when The Times publishes cartoons and gives this meek, silly little statement of' regret' about The Times.

  3. Izaak Walton:

    God has two dwellings one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart.

  4. Don Marquis:

    Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

  5. Raymond Chandler:

    There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks. Anything can happen.


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