Obeisance Synonyms and Antonyms

ō-bāsəns, ō-bē-
Great respect or high public esteem accorded as a right or as due
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. deference
  2. homage
  3. bow
  4. honor
  5. reverence
  6. courtesy
  7. curtsy
  8. esteem
  9. fealty
  10. gesture
  11. kowtow
  12. loyalty
  13. salaam
  14. salutation
  15. submission
  16. bowing
An inclination of the head or body, as in greeting, consent, courtesy, submission, or worship
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. bow
  2. curtsy
  3. genuflection
  4. obedience
  5. kowtow
  6. nod
Antonyms:
  1. disobedience
  2. disregard
  3. disrespect
  4. bad-manners

Words Related to Obeisance

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Obeisance Sentence Examples

  • But after a few skirmishes they melted away, and Menelek was obliged to submit and do obeisance to John.

  • I suggest that there are some errors in this ritual obeisance to received wisdom.

  • The Greek term used for worship is proskuneo which means either to do obeisance or to worship.

  • I think their way leads to idolatry, for they are making obeisance to a book an object.

  • First, the Queen's mother was a saint, and her funeral allowed a willing nation to pay obeisance to that fact.

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