Synonyms of deferential

1 Syllable

meek

2 Syllables

silky, humblest, meekest, meeker, humbler, silken, courteous, arrect, docious, duteous, civil, dancing

3 Syllables

politer, sheeplike, polite, obedient, politest, complaisant, giving-in, obeisant, dutiful, forbearant, reverent, obsequious, compliable, disarming, resigned, respectful, subservient, regardful, well-trained

4 Syllables

sycophantic, ceremonious, submissive, comformable, ingratiating, unresisting, mild-mannered, stipendiary, unprotesting, longanimous, saccharine, insinuating, law-abiding, reverential

5 Syllables

parasitical, supplicatory, ingratiatory, insinuative