slavish | Definition of slavish

Synonyms and Antonyms of slavish

1 using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model

slavish imitations of the great masters will never make you a painter in your own right

Synonyms of slavish

apish, canned, emulative, epigonic (or epigonous), formulaic, imitative, mimetic, mimic, unoriginal

Words Related to slavish

copied, cribbed, plagiarized

artificial, bogus, factitious, fake, false, imitation, man-made, mock, sham, simulated, substitute, synthetic

duplicated, photocopied, reduplicated, reproduced, transcribed

counterfeit, deceptive, forged, fraudulent, misleading

cut-and-dried (also cut-and-dry), perfunctory, routine, uninspired

Near Antonyms of slavish

authentic, bona fide, legitimate, true

genuine, natural, real

classic, ideal, model

Antonyms of slavish

archetypal (also archetypical), original

2 showing, expressing, or offered in a spirit of humility or unseemly submissiveness

the assistant's slavish agreement with his boss's every thought, no matter how half-baked

Synonyms of slavish

abject, base, humble, menial, servile

Words Related to slavish

hangdog, lamblike, sheepish

demure, lowly, meek, modest, retiring, unassuming, unpretentious

fawning, sycophant, sycophantic, toadyish

Near Antonyms of slavish

arrogant, haughty, high-handed, imperious, lordly, supercilious, superior, uppity