abject
Completely without dignity
Abject describes the lowest, most miserable condition—complete wretchedness or degradation.
An abject failure is total and humiliating.
Abject poverty is the most desperate kind.
A person in an abject state has lost all dignity or hope.
The word can also describe servile behavior: an abject apology grovels rather than simply expressing regret.
Excessively submissive, lacking independence
- obsequiousServilely attentive to superiors
- grovelingDemeaning self-abasement before another
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
- sycophanticServilely flattering
subservient · cringing · prostrate · meek · deferential · submissive · kowtowing · bootlicking
Beyond possibility of success
- wretchedExtremely unhappy or unfortunate
- forlornSad and abandoned
- despondentDeeply discouraged, hopeless
- defeatedOvercome in contest
helpless · desolate · resigned · bleak · inconsolable · despairing · anguished · miserable
Extremely unhappy or unfortunate
- vileExtremely unpleasant or bad
- contemptibleDeserving strong disrespect
- deplorableDeserving strong disapproval
- disgracefulCausing loss of respect
shameful · sordid · base · ignoble · dishonorable · ignominious · lowly · debased
To vocalize words
- completeLacking nothing, fully done
- totalComplete sum
- miserableWretchedly unhappy, dejected
- humiliatingCausing painful embarrassment
shameful · dismal · pathetic · hopeless · ignominious · crushing · devastating · catastrophic
Extreme poverty, lacking necessities
- squalorDirty, degraded living conditions
- penuryExtreme lack of money
- indigenceExtreme poverty, total want
- impoverishmentState of extreme deprivation
pauperism · want · deprivation · hardship · neediness · homelessness · begging · slums
Demeaning self-abasement before another
- profuseExtremely abundant, overflowing
- humiliatingCausing painful embarrassment
- self-abasingBelittling oneself deliberately
- remorsefulFeeling guilt for wrongdoing
contrite · pleading · prostrate · begging · sniveling · crawling · desperate · sincere
servile
Excessively submissive, lacking independence
- obsequiousServilely attentive to superiors
- grovelingDemeaning self-abasement before another
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
sycophantic · subservient · cringing · prostrate · meek · deferential · submissive · kowtowing · bootlicking · slavish
hopeless
Beyond possibility of success
- wretchedExtremely unhappy or unfortunate
- forlornSad and abandoned
- despondentDeeply discouraged, hopeless
defeated · helpless · desolate · resigned · bleak · inconsolable · despairing · anguished · miserable · broken
wretched
Extremely unhappy or unfortunate
- vileExtremely unpleasant or bad
- contemptibleDeserving strong disrespect
- deplorableDeserving strong disapproval
disgraceful · shameful · sordid · base · ignoble · dishonorable · ignominious · lowly · debased · squalid
utter
To vocalize words
humiliating · shameful · dismal · pathetic · hopeless · ignominious · crushing · devastating · catastrophic · disgraceful
destitution
Extreme poverty, lacking necessities
- squalorDirty, degraded living conditions
- penuryExtreme lack of money
- indigenceExtreme poverty, total want
impoverishment · pauperism · want · deprivation · hardship · neediness · homelessness · begging · slums · shanty
groveling
Demeaning self-abasement before another
- profuseExtremely abundant, overflowing
- humiliatingCausing painful embarrassment
- self-abasingBelittling oneself deliberately
remorseful · contrite · pleading · prostrate · begging · sniveling · crawling · desperate · sincere · penitent
- submissivesubmissive, subservient, obedient, servile, docile
abjecthopeful
Feeling positive expectation
self-reliant · confident · proud · independent · triumphant
abjectworthy
Deserving respect or esteem
admirable · magnificent · noble · excellent · commendable