The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MEEK , but the solution may also be REVERENT which is one of the most recent solution (2017 in LA Times).
Deferential crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MEEK | 40 % | 4 |
| OBEISANT | 30 % | 8 |
| OBSEQUIOUS | 10 % | 10 |
| POLITE | 10 % | 6 |
| REVERENT | 10 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Deferential
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- deferent
- respectful
- regardful
- polite
- deference
- obsequious
- reverential
- disdainful
- dutiful
- obsequiousness
- reverent
- solicitous
Crossword Answer definitions
MEEK verb- (of horses) To tame; to break.
- Humble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing.
- Submissive, dispirited.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result MEEK
- Inheritors?
- Submissive
- Docile or gentle
- Docile
- Like a milquetoast
- Earth inheritors?
- Mild-mannered
- Earth's heirs?
- Earth's inheritors
- Far from bold
More clues leading to the result OBEISANT
More clues leading to the result OBSEQUIOUS
More clues leading to the result POLITE
- Refined
- Showing refinement
- Well-behaved
- Civil
- Genteel
- Well-mannered
- Courteous
- Respectful
- Not at all boorish
- Gracious