abjectly

The word “abjectly” has 3 syllables: ab-ject-ly

It's pronounced as /ˈæb.dʒɛkt.li/


What is synonym and antonym for abjectly?

In the thesaurus, “abjectly” has 38 synonyms and 35 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for abjectly along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for abjectly

  • apologetically
  • bashfully
  • cap in hand
  • civilly
  • courteously
  • deferentially
  • diffidently
  • dutifully
  • fawningly
  • fearfully
  • grovelingly
  • hat in hand
  • humbly
  • ingloriously
  • ingratiatingly
  • lowly
  • meanly
  • meekly
  • modestly
  • mousily
  • obediently
  • obscurely
  • obsequiously
  • politely
  • poorly
  • respectfully
  • self-deprecatingly
  • servilely
  • sheepishly
  • shyly
  • simply
  • slavishly
  • submissively
  • subserviently
  • suppliantly
  • sycophantically
  • timidly
  • timorously

Antonyms for abjectly

  • arrogantly
  • audaciously
  • bitchily
  • boastfully
  • boldly
  • brashly
  • brazenly
  • contemptuously
  • discourteously
  • disdainfully
  • disrespectfully
  • fearlessly
  • haughtily
  • huffily
  • imperiously
  • impertinently
  • impolitely
  • impudently
  • loftily
  • pompously
  • presumptuously
  • pretentiously
  • pridefully
  • proudly
  • rashly
  • recklessly
  • rudely
  • saucily
  • scornfully
  • self-importantly
  • superciliously
  • swaggeringly
  • uncivilly
  • ungraciously
  • uppishly

Example Sentences

  • Despite his efforts, he failed abjectly in his attempt to win the competition.
  • She apologized abjectly for her mistake, hoping for forgiveness.
  • The defeated team stood abjectly on the field, accepting their loss.
  • He pleaded abjectly for a second chance, acknowledging his errors.
  • The beggar looked up abjectly at the passerby, hoping for some kindness.

On this page you'll find 73 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to abjectly, such as: apologetically, arrogantly, audaciously, bashfully, bitchily, boastfully, boldly.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

sadly

  • abjectly
  • acutely
  • agonizingly
  • bitterly
  • blackly
  • cheerlessly
  • crestfallenly
  • cruelly
  • darkly
  • dejectedly
  • despairingly
  • despondently
  • disconsolately
  • dismally
  • dispiritedly
  • distressfully
  • distressingly
  • dolefully
  • dolorously
  • dourly
  • downheartedly
  • drearily
  • forlornly
  • gloomily
  • glumly
  • grievously
  • hard
  • hardly
  • harshly
  • hurtfully
  • ill
  • inconsolably
  • joylessly
  • keenly
  • low-spiritedly
  • lugubriously
  • mirthlessly
  • miserably
  • morosely
  • mournfully
  • painfully
  • pessimistically
  • piercingly
  • plaintively
  • poignantly
  • rancorously
  • regretfully
  • resentfully
  • ruefully
  • severely
  • sharply
  • somberly
  • sorely
  • sorrowfully
  • sullenly
  • unhappily
  • wailfully
  • wistfully
  • woefully
  • wretchedly

joylessly

  • abjectly
  • acutely
  • agonizingly
  • bitterly
  • blackly
  • cheerlessly
  • crestfallenly
  • cruelly
  • darkly
  • dejectedly
  • despairingly
  • despondently
  • disconsolately
  • dismally
  • dispiritedly
  • distressfully
  • distressingly
  • dolefully
  • dolorously
  • dourly
  • downheartedly
  • drearily
  • forlornly
  • gloomily
  • glumly
  • grievously
  • hard
  • hardly
  • harshly
  • hurtfully
  • ill
  • inconsolably
  • keenly
  • low-spiritedly
  • lugubriously
  • mirthlessly
  • miserably
  • morosely
  • mournfully
  • painfully
  • pessimistically
  • piercingly
  • plaintively
  • poignantly
  • rancorously
  • regretfully
  • resentfully
  • ruefully
  • sadly
  • severely
  • sharply
  • somberly
  • sorely
  • sorrowfully
  • sullenly
  • unhappily
  • wailfully
  • wistfully
  • woefully
  • wretchedly

darkly

  • abjectly
  • acutely
  • agonizingly
  • bitterly
  • blackly
  • cheerlessly
  • covertly
  • crestfallenly
  • cruelly
  • cynically
  • dejectedly
  • desolately
  • despairingly
  • desperately
  • despondently
  • dingily
  • disconsolately
  • dismally
  • dispiritedly
  • distressfully
  • distressingly
  • dolefully
  • dolorously
  • dourly
  • downheartedly
  • drearily
  • dully
  • duskily
  • emptily
  • forlornly
  • gloomily
  • glumly
  • grievously
  • hard
  • hardly
  • harshly
  • hazily
  • hurtfully
  • ill
  • inconsolably
  • indecisively
  • indefinably
  • indefinitely
  • indistinctly
  • joylessly
  • keenly
  • low-spiritedly
  • lugubriously
  • mirthlessly
  • miserably
  • morosely
  • mournfully
  • nebulously
  • painfully
  • pessimistically
  • piercingly
  • plaintively
  • poignantly
  • rancorously
  • regretfully
  • resentfully
  • ruefully
  • sadly
  • secretly
  • severely
  • sharply
  • somberly
  • sorely
  • sorrowfully
  • spiritlessly
  • sullenly
  • tenebrously
  • thickly
  • unhappily
  • unobtrusively
  • vaguely
  • wailfully
  • woefully
  • wretchedly

keenly

  • abjectly
  • ably
  • actively
  • acutely
  • adroitly
  • agonizingly
  • alertly
  • angrily
  • animatedly
  • aptly
  • artfully
  • astutely
  • attentively
  • avidly
  • bitterly
  • blackly
  • boisterously
  • brilliantly
  • briskly
  • brutally
  • capably
  • carefully
  • cheerlessly
  • cleverly
  • closely
  • comprehendingly
  • coolly
  • crestfallenly
  • cruelly
  • cunningly
  • darkly
  • deceptively
  • deftly
  • dejectedly
  • deliberately
  • despairingly
  • despondently
  • discerningly
  • disconsolately
  • dismally
  • dispiritedly
  • distressfully
  • distressingly
  • dolefully
  • dolorously
  • dourly
  • downheartedly
  • drearily
  • eagerly
  • earnestly
  • energetically
  • enthusiastically
  • excitedly
  • exuberantly
  • facilely
  • fanatically
  • ferociously
  • fiercely
  • fixedly
  • forcibly
  • forlornly
  • foxily
  • frantically
  • furiously
  • gloomily
  • glumly
  • grievously
  • guilefully
  • hard
  • hardly
  • harshly
  • heavily
  • hurtfully
  • ill
  • impatiently
  • inconsolably
  • intellectually
  • intelligently
  • intensely
  • joylessly
  • judiciously
  • knowingly
  • knowledgeably
  • like fury
  • logically
  • low-spiritedly
  • lugubriously
  • madly
  • meanly
  • mirthlessly
  • miserably
  • morosely
  • mournfully
  • painfully
  • perspicaciously
  • pessimistically
  • piercingly
  • plaintively
  • poignantly
  • powerfully
  • prudently
  • rabidly
  • rancorously
  • rationally
  • reasonably
  • regretfully
  • relentlessly
  • reluctantly
  • resentfully
  • resourcefully
  • rhapsodically
  • rigorously
  • roughly
  • rowdily
  • ruefully
  • sadly
  • sagaciously
  • savagely
  • searchingly
  • sensibly
  • seriously
  • severely
  • sharply
  • shrewdly
  • skillfully
  • sky-high
  • slowly
  • slyly
  • smartly
  • somberly
  • sorely
  • sorrowfully
  • spiritedly
  • sprightly
  • steadily
  • stormily
  • strongly
  • suddenly
  • sullenly
  • trickily
  • tumultuously
  • turbulently
  • unhappily
  • uproariously
  • urgently
  • viciously
  • vigorously
  • violently
  • vivaciously
  • wailfully
  • warmly
  • watchfully
  • wildly
  • wisely
  • woefully
  • wretchedly
  • zealously

painfully

  • abjectly
  • achingly
  • acutely
  • agonizingly
  • bitterly
  • blackly
  • carefully
  • cheerlessly
  • crestfallenly
  • cruelly
  • darkly
  • dejectedly
  • despairingly
  • despondently
  • disconsolately
  • dismally
  • dispiritedly
  • distressfully
  • distressingly
  • dolefully
  • dolorously
  • dourly
  • downheartedly
  • drearily
  • forlornly
  • gloomily
  • glumly
  • grievously
  • hard
  • hardly
  • harshly
  • hurtfully
  • ill
  • in pain
  • in suffering
  • inconsolably
  • joylessly
  • keenly
  • low-spiritedly
  • lugubriously
  • mirthlessly
  • miserably
  • morosely
  • mournfully
  • painstakingly
  • pessimistically
  • piercingly
  • plaintively
  • poignantly
  • rancorously
  • regretfully
  • resentfully
  • ruefully
  • sadly
  • severely
  • sharply
  • slowly
  • somberly
  • sorely
  • sorrowfully
  • sullenly
  • tortuously
  • unhappily
  • wailfully
  • with difficulty
  • woefully
  • wretchedly

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