Meek
English family name
Meek describes a quiet, submissive temperament—someone who doesn't assert themselves or push back against others.
The word often implies excessive deference: He was too meek to ask for a raise.
In religious contexts, meek carries more dignity, suggesting humility and gentleness rather than weakness: Blessed are the meek.
The meek accept what comes without complaint.
Unassuming about oneself
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
- gentleSoft and kind
- docileEasily controlled or taught
- mildModerate in intensity
timid · unassuming · modest · passive · compliant · deferential · yielding · acquiescent
Receiving divine favor
- beatitudeSupreme spiritual happiness
- inheritReceive from predecessor
- righteousMorally good, justified
- piousFaithfully devoted to worship
devout · faithful · spiritual · sermon · scripture · virtue · saintly · godly
Persistently mistreated and degraded
- powerlessLacking strength or authority
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
- voicelessHaving no voice
- exploitedUnfairly utilized for benefit
subjugated · silenced · disenfranchised · weak · vulnerable · disadvantaged · underdog · oppressed
humble
Unassuming about oneself
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
- gentleSoft and kind
- docileEasily controlled or taught
mild · timid · unassuming · modest · passive · compliant · deferential · yielding · acquiescent · soft-spoken
blessed
Receiving divine favor
pious · devout · faithful · spiritual · sermon · scripture · virtue · saintly · godly · reverent
downtrodden
Persistently mistreated and degraded
- powerlessLacking strength or authority
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
- voicelessHaving no voice
exploited · subjugated · silenced · disenfranchised · weak · vulnerable · disadvantaged · underdog · oppressed · suffering
Meekassertive
Confidently self-assured
aggressive · dominant · domineering · forceful · commanding
- meek as a lamb
- blessed are the meek
- Meek MillPhiladelphia hip-hop artist