meek[adjective]Synonyms: submissive, acquiescent, compliant, deferential, docile, gentle, humble, mild, modest, timid, unassuming, unpretentious
Antonyms: arrogant
Contrasted words: high-spirited, mettlesome, spirited, spunky, contumacious, insubordinate, rebellious
Related Words: gentle,
mild,
tame,
forbearing,
lenient,
tolerant,
long-suffering,
patient [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
meek /miːk/
adjective[
Date: 1100-1200;
Language: Old Norse;
Origin: mjukr 'soft']
very quiet and gentle and unwilling to argue with people:
He was always so meek and mild.—meekly adverb:
‘All right,’ said Neil meekly.—meekness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲