Cringing synonyms
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The definition of servile is someone who is submissive and who is extremely willing to act to please others.
Inclined or willing to submit.
obsequious (related)
Shakespeare, Richard III, Act I, Scene 2
totally submissive
totally submissive
Infested with or damaged by worms.
To shrink and tremble, as from someone's anger, threats, or blows; cringe
To cringe; fawn
To move or go slowly or feebly
To show affection in a solicitous or exaggerated way
To recoil is to spring back or back away.
Shrink is defined as to become less, reduce or make smaller.
To wince, as from pain
(Nautical) To fasten:
To shake involuntarily, as from excitement or anger; quake.
To be a toady (to); flatter
To stand or walk, especially habitually, with the head and upper back bent forward.
To move quietly and stealthily so as to avoid being seen or heard; go furtively
(Informal) To try to gain favor with (someone) by fawning, servility, etc.
(Intransitive, figuratively) To act in a very submissive manner.
To move suddenly as when startled; jump; start; recoil
seeking (related)
Seek is defined as to search or look for something.
approaching (related)
Approach means to move close to something.
Find another word for cringing. In this page you can discover 35 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for cringing, like: servile, crouching, submissive, cowardly, obsequious, groveling, grovelling, wormlike, wormy, cowering and creeping.