Synonyms of deferentially

deferentially

adverb

as in humbly

in a manner showing no signs of pride or self-assertion

behaved deferentially when approaching someone in authority

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humbly
• politely
• submissively
• meekly
• sheepishly
• cap in hand
• abjectly
• modestly
• lowly
• hat in hand
• meanly
• obsequiously
• fearfully
• servilely
• timidly
• subserviently
• respectfully
• courteously
• shyly
• diffidently
• bashfully
• timorously
• civilly
• self-deprecatingly
• mousily
• suppliantly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contemptuously
• boldly
• proudly
• scornfully
• imperiously
• haughtily
• arrogantly
• loftily
• superciliously
• pompously
• brazenly
• presumptuously
• audaciously
• huffily
• brashly
• pridefully
• pretentiously
• fearlessly
• disdainfully
• disrespectfully
• recklessly
• swaggeringly
• impertinently
• discourteously
• rashly
• self-importantly
• rudely
• saucily
• uppishly
• ungraciously
• impolitely
• impudently
• uncivilly
• bitchily