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Despicable and deserving of contempt

Servile or submissive in nature or manner

Showing utter hopelessness or helplessness

Having been subjected to oppression

Feeling, or appearing, pitifully sad or miserable

Shaking or quivering as a result of cowardice

Lacking in or damaging to one's dignity

Sincerely affected by a sense of guilt, and resolved on amendment of life

(of an emotion or feeling) Intensely felt

Frighteningly repellent or disturbing

Having been disgraced

Poverty-stricken or very poor

Lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downwards

To a complete or absolute degree

Of or characteristic of a miser

Significantly unimportant and deserving of little to no attention

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Adjective

Despicable and deserving of contempt

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

beyond the pale

beyond contempt

beneath contempt

good-for-nothing

good-for-naught

unsportsmanlike

against the rules

of bad reputation

unconscientious

stomach-turning

stomach-churning

ill-favoured^UK

Mephistophelian

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

without justification

under-the-table

against the law

a load of pants

very disgusting

highly improper

strictly for the birds

ill-humoured^UK

indescribably bad

indescribably wicked

beyond description

indescribably evil

too horrible for words

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“In Scotland, the scene suffers a take-over by Warbeck's bankrupt advisers and by the sharp-witted Frion, who despises them as abject scum of mankind.”

Adjective

Servile or submissive in nature or manner

under the thumb

under one's thumb

apple-polishing

forelock-tugging

excessively deferential

bowing and scraping

all over someone

treated like dirt

led by the nose

tied to someone's apron strings

subjected to nagging

without a mind of one's own

in fear of one's partner

under someone's heel

in one's clutches

in one's pocket

at beck and call

easily influenced

well disciplined

like putty in your hands

go-with-the-flow

rolls with punches

putty in one's hands

with the patience of Job

well-disciplined

easily persuaded

easily manipulated

wrapped around finger

good-humored^US

good-humoured^UK

self-controlled

self-restrained

easily deceived

able to be influenced

easily taken in

easily taken advantage of

readily taken advantage of

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“These nationalists doubtless object to demands for an abject apology out of an inflated sense of their nation's superiority.”

Adjective

Showing utter hopelessness or helplessness

dissatisfactory

a load of pants

less-than-stellar

not up to scratch

not up to standard

bargain-basement

cheap and nasty

no great shakes

end-of-the-pier

strictly for the birds

good-for-nothing

not up to snuff

of poor quality

down-at-the-heels

leaving much to be desired

twopenny-halfpenny

inconsequential

foolish-looking

not good enough

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

of little account

nickel-and-dime

not all it's cracked up to be

gone to rack and ruin

poverty-stricken

undistinguished

lower in status

beneath someone

under someone's heel

not very important

not so important

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“Despite the fact that the world is blessed with natural and human resources, a significant number of people still live in abject poverty.”

Adjective

Having been subjected to oppression

underprivileged

under one's thumb

under the thumb

under someone's heel

in one's pocket

in one's clutches

led by the nose

at beck and call

taken advantage of

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Adjective

Feeling, or appearing, pitifully sad or miserable

down in the mouth

down in the dumps

in the doldrums

sick as a parrot

sorry for yourself

down-in-the-mouth

singing the blues

at the end of your tether

conscience-stricken

mentally defeated

poverty-stricken

unfavourable^UK

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

heart-wrenching

heavy with grief

overcome with sorrow

disadvantageous

discombobulated

ill-humoured^UK

given to looking on the black side

with a long face

full of hardship

looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny

looking on the black side

having blue devils

having the blahs

bound and determined

evil-intentioned

discountenanced

racked with suffering

racked with pain

having a fit of the sulks

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Adjective

Shaking or quivering as a result of cowardice

chicken-hearted

chicken-livered

lacking courage

having the willies

easily frightened

having cold feet

afraid of one's own shadow

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

like a lamb to the slaughter

frightened of one's own shadow

hemming and hawing

without a will of your own

afraid of one's shadow

apprehensive about

terror-stricken

scared to death

in a cold sweat

horror-stricken

shaking in one's shoes

with your heart in your mouth

frightened out of your wits

scared out of your wits

shaking like a leaf

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Adjective

Lacking in or damaging to one's dignity

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

lacking dignity

beneath one's dignity

uncomplimentary

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Adjective

Sincerely affected by a sense of guilt, and resolved on amendment of life

Adjective

(of an emotion or feeling) Intensely felt

bred-in-the-bone

long-established

dyed-in-the-wool

through and through

firmly established

well established

well-established

without reservations

hundred percent

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Adjective

Frighteningly repellent or disturbing

very unpleasant

less-than-stellar

dissatisfactory

poverty-stricken

not up to snuff

not up to scratch

beyond the pale

indescribably bad

beyond description

indescribably wicked

indescribably evil

too horrible for words

unfavourable^UK

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Adjective

Having been disgraced

brought into disrepute

in the doghouse

tarred and feathered

made to eat humble pie

conscience-stricken

in sackcloth and ashes

discountenanced

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Adjective

Poverty-stricken or very poor

poverty-stricken

strapped for cash

without two pennies to rub together

on the breadline

in straitened circumstances

as poor as a church mouse

in reduced circumstances

without two farthings to rub together

unable to make ends meet

underprivileged

in Queer Street

on one's uppers

without a penny

without two brass farthings to rub together

without a red cent

without a brass farthing

on one's beam-ends

behind eight ball

without a penny to one's name

without a shot in one's locker

financially poor

unable to keep the wolf from the door

down to last cent

in distressed circumstances

in dire circumstances

down to last penny

financially distressed

in financial difficulties

financially embarrassed

not having two pennies to rub together

not having two farthings to rub together

without means of support

on one's beam ends

poor as a church mouse

without two pennies farthings to rub together

in the poorhouse

economically disadvantaged

on the bread line

economically deprived

financially disadvantaged

discriminated against

in dire straits

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Adjective

Lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downwards

Adjective

To a complete or absolute degree

dyed-in-the-wool

through and through

in every respect

without reservations

no holds barred

no ifs ands or buts

without reservation

through-and-through

all-encompassing

stick out like sore thumb

nothing other than

rightly so called

with no strings

without qualification

without reserve

straightforward

recognizable^US

root-and-branch

one-hundred percent

no strings attached

recognisable^UK

as clear as day

encyclopedic^US

as plain as a pikestaff

encyclopaedic^UK

standing out a mile

sticking out a mile

standing out like a sore thumb

sticking out like a sore thumb

hundred percent

pure and simple

overextravagant

out of proportion

with no holds barred

self-perpetuating

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Adjective

Of or characteristic of a miser

careful with money

money-conscious

budget-conscious

extremely thrifty

on a tight budget

extremely frugal

energy-efficient

financially savvy

money motivated

money-orientated

object-oriented

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Adjective

Significantly unimportant and deserving of little to no attention

inconsequential

nickel-and-dime

not worth mentioning

of little account

of no consequence

not worth bothering about

of little importance

of little consequence

twopenny-halfpenny

of no importance

not worth speaking of

of minor importance

of little import

hardly worth mentioning

beside the point

unconsequential

neither here nor there

of no significance

undistinguished

of no great concern

without rhyme or reason

good-for-nothing

underprivileged

dissatisfactory

underrepresented

lower in status

no great shakes

lacking foundation

not up to scratch

not up to snuff

too little too late

of little worth

lacking substance

beneath someone

under someone's heel

not very important

not so important

of less importance

of no earthly use

without grounds

without foundation

in short supply

counterproductive

few and far between

thin on the ground

undistinguishable

hard to come by

smallest amount of

unrecognized^US

unrecognised^UK

unsubstantiated

wide of the mark

beside the question

wide of the point

not to the purpose

off the subject

not significant

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