Antonyms for abject
ˈæb dʒɛkt, æbˈdʒɛktab·ject

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1. abject

   Pitiful originally signified full of pity; as, "the Lord is very pitiful and of tender mercy," James v, 11; but this usage is now archaic, and the meaning in question is appropriated by such words as merciful and compassionate. Pitiful and pitiable now refer to what may be deserving of pity, pitiful being used chiefly for that which is merely an object of thought, pitiable for that which is brought directly before the senses; as, a pitiful story; a pitiable object; a pitiable condition. Since pity, however, always implies weakness or inferiority in that which is pitied, pitiful and pitiable are often used, by an easy transition, for what might awaken pity, but does awaken contempt; as, a pitiful excuse; he presented a pitiable appearance. Piteous is now rarely used in its earlier sense of feeling pity, but in its derived sense applies to what really excites the emotion; as, a piteous cry. Compare HUMANE; MERCY; PITY.

   Antonyms:
   august, beneficent, commanding, dignified, exalted, glorious, grand, great, helpful, lofty, mighty, noble, sublime, superb, superior

   Synonyms:
   base, contemptible, despicable, lamentable, miserable, mournful, moving, paltry, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, sorrowful, touching, woful, wretched

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. abject

   Antonyms:
   honorable, dignified, eminent, exalted, esteemed, worthy, venerable, noble, princely, illustrious, independent, self-assertive, self-reliant, vain, arrogant, insolent, haughty

   Synonyms:
   degraded, outcast, miserable, vile, pitiable, worthless, despicable, groveling, fawning, squalid, base-minded, slavish, beggarly, servile, cringing, low, wretched, sordid

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1. abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvyadjective

   of the most contemptible kind

   "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"

   Antonyms:
   hopeful, fortunate, estimable, domineering

   Synonyms:
   down(p), dispirited, small, downcast, paltry, deplorable, scummy, modest, execrable, suffering, scurvy, unhopeful, humbled, low-down, miserable, lowly, low, broken, down in the mouth, blue, humble, downhearted, grim, low-toned, low-pitched, piteous, hapless, misfortunate, pitiable, depleted, crushed, measly, poor, funky, pathetic, wretched, pitiful, gloomy, woeful, depressed, low-spirited, humiliated

2. abjectadjective

   most unfortunate or miserable

   "the most abject slaves joined in the revolt"; "abject poverty"

   Antonyms:
   fortunate, estimable, hopeful, domineering

   Synonyms:
   scummy, scurvy, low-down, low, unhopeful, miserable

3. abject, unhopefuladjective

   showing utter resignation or hopelessness

   "abject surrender"

   Antonyms:
   estimable, domineering, hopeful, fortunate

   Synonyms:
   scummy, scurvy, low-down, low, unhopeful, miserable

4. abjectadjective

   showing humiliation or submissiveness

   "an abject apology"

   Antonyms:
   fortunate, estimable, hopeful, domineering

   Synonyms:
   scummy, scurvy, low-down, low, unhopeful, miserable

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1. abjectadjective

   Antonyms:
   noble, lofty, dignified, exalted

   Synonyms:
   degraded, groveling, servile, ignoble, contemptible base

How to use abject in a sentence?

1. Jean Baudrillard:

   Politicians -- power itself -- are abject because they merely embody the profound contempt people have for their own lives. One should be grateful to the politicians for accepting the abstractness of power, and ridding others of its burden. This inevitably kills them but they get their revenge by passing onto others the corpse of power.

2. Ed Markey:

   Meta has a record of abject failure to protect children and teens, and yet again, this company has chosen to put young users at risk so that it can make more money.

3. Steven McCraw:

   Those most affected should have been among the first to see it, this video provides horrifying evidence that the law enforcement response to the attack at Robb Elementary on May 24 was an abject failure.

4. Nathan Runkle:

   The people of California clearly have the right to prohibit the sale of a product that is the result of abject animal abuse.

5. Epictetus:

   Let death be daily before your eyes, and you will never entertain any abject thought, nor too eagerly covet anything.

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