| Adj. | 1. | abject - 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" | |
| 2. | abject - most unfortunate or miserable; "the most abject slaves joined in the revolt"; "abject poverty"unfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned" | |
| 3. | abject - showing utter resignation or hopelessness; "abject surrender"hopeless - without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down" | |
| 4. | abject - showing humiliation or submissiveness; "an abject apology"submissive - inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination; "submissive servants"; "a submissive reply"; "replacing troublemakers with more submissive people" | |