" slavishly "

1: with great effort or determination;

  * e.g., " ... detectives slavishly devoted themselves to the case, pursuing every lead and tracking down every suspect "

•  Synonyms : 

•  amain,

•  arduously,

•  assiduously,

•  determinedly,

•  diligently,

•  doggedly,

•  hard,

•  hardly,

•  industriously,

•  intensely,

•  intensively,

•  intently,

•  laboriously,

•  mightily,

•  purposefully,

•  resolutely,

•  sedulously,

•  strenuously

•  Antonyms : 

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1: using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model;

  * e.g., " ... slavish imitations of the great masters will never make you a painter in your own right "

•  Synonyms : 

•  apish,

•  canned,

•  emulative,

•  epigonic,

•  formulaic,

•  imitative,

•  mimetic,

•  mimic,

•  unoriginal

•  Antonyms : 

•  archetypal,

•  original

2: showing, expressing, or offered in a spirit of humility or unseemly submissiveness;

  * e.g., " ... the assistant's slavish agreement with his boss's every thought, no matter how half-baked "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abject,

•  base,

•  humble,

•  menial,

•  servile

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)