Synonyms for menial
ˈmi ni əl, ˈmin yəlme·nial

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1. menial

   Synonyms:
   domestic, attendant, dependent, servile, drudge

   Antonyms:
   paramount, sovereign, supreme, lordly, independent, uncontrolled, autocratic

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1. menialadjective

   a domestic servant

   Antonyms:
   skilled

2. humble, menial, lowlyadjective

   used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

   Synonyms:
   baseborn, low, small, base, petty(a), junior-grade, lowly, secondary, subaltern, modest, humble, lower-ranking

   Antonyms:
   skilled

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1. menialadjective

   Synonyms:
   servile, slavish, low, mean, base, abject, vile, sorry

2. menialnoun

   Synonyms:
   servant, domestic, waiter, lackey, underling, flunkey, understrapper, valet, footman, slave, helot, serf, bondsman

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1. menialadjective

   Synonyms:
   serving, low, servile

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1. List of paraphrases for "menial":

   junior

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1. William John Bennett:

   There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.

2. Craig Huntly:

   At that time black servicemen were pretty much relegated to menial type work and my uncle didn't want to do that, but he was aware of the Tuskegee Experiment and how important it was.

3. Og Mandino:

   The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them. Even the most tedious chore will become endurable as you parade through each day convinced that every task, no matter how menial or boring, brings you closer to fulfilling your dreams.

4. Harriet Martineau:

   For my own part, I had rather suffer any inconvenience from having to work occasionally in chambers and kitchen... than witness the subservience in which the menial class is held in Europe.