Synonyms for deferential
ˌdɛf əˈrɛn ʃəldef·er·en·tial

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1. deferential

   Synonyms:
   compliant, controllable, docile, dutiful, gentle, manageable, obedient, submissive, subservient, tractable, yielding

   Antonyms:
   contumacious, disobedient, insubordinate, intractable, mutinous, rebellious, refractory, seditious, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unmanageable

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. deferent, deferential, regardfuladjective

   showing deference

   Synonyms:
   deferent, regardful

   Antonyms:
   disrespectful

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1. deferentialadjective

   Synonyms:
   respectful, reverential

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deferential

   Synonyms:
   Pertaining to the ductus deferens Note the elimination of words that have completely different meanings in lay English, eg deferential
   

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1. Susan Collins:

   One has to question what has happened to (the FAA's safety) commitment - whether resource shortages have caused the agency to be too deferential to the aircraft manufacturer and whether it is really wise in the case of Boeing to have allowed the company to certify 96% of its own work.

2. Navy Adm. Giuseppe De Giorgi:

   As an old seaman, I offer my deferential salute to the ship captain for having done his job with great dignity and competence, he was last off, as a captain should be.

3. Chris Edelson:

   Chief Justice Roberts seems to be in many cases taking a cautious approach deferential to the legislature, on health care and in his dissent on the marriage case, Roberts was reluctant to disturb decisions by elected officials.

4. Oliver Nugent:

   You've got this big China pull, really extreme China tightness at the moment, but there's a very big quality deferential between the metal that's attracted into China and most of the metal that's left on the LME.

5. Ben Storch:

   There was definitely deferential treatment even from the school.