Mean, ignoble, abject, sordid can all be applied to persons, their behavior, or the conditions in which they live with the meaning so low as to be out of keeping with human dignity or generally acceptable standards of human life or character.
Category: Synonyms
Meager vs Scanty vs Scant vs Skimpy vs Scrimpy vs Exiguous vs Spare vs Sparse
Meager, scanty, scant, skimpy, scrimpy, exiguous, spare, sparse are comparable when they mean so small (as in amount, number, or size) as to fall short of what is normal, necessary, or desirable.
Mature vs Develop vs Ripen vs Age
Mature, develop, ripen, age are used in reference to living, growing things or to things with latent capacity for betterment and mean to come or cause to come to the state of being fit for use or enjoyment.
Mature vs Matured vs Ripe vs Mellow vs Adult vs Grown-up
Mature, matured, ripe, mellow, adult, grown-up are comparable if not often interchangeable because they all bear the same underlying meaning “fully developed.”
Matter vs Substance vs Material vs Stuff
Matter, substance, material, stuff are comparable when they mean what goes into the makeup or forms the being of a thing whether physical or not.
Matrimonial vs Marital vs Conjugal vs Connubial vs Nuptial vs Hymeneal
Matrimonial, marital, conjugal, connubial, nuptial, hymeneal mean of, relating to, or characteristic of marriage.
Material vs Physical vs Corporeal vs Phenomenal vs Sensible vs Objective
Material, physical, corporeal, phenomenal, sensible, objective are comparable when they mean belonging to or having a relation to things that belong to the world of actuality or of things apparent to the senses.
Match vs Rival vs Equal vs Approach vs Touch
Match, rival, equal, approach, touch are comparable, especially in negative constructions, when they mean to come up to or nearly up to the level or standard of something else.
Masterful vs Domineering vs Imperious vs Peremptory vs Imperative
Masterful, domineering, imperious, peremptory, imperative are comparable when they apply to persons or their acts, utterances, and demands and mean governed by, or manifesting, a strong tendency to impose one’s will on another.
Massive vs Massy vs Bulky vs Monumental vs Substantial
Massive, massy, bulky, monumental, substantial are comparable when they mean impressively large or heavy.
Massacre vs Slaughter vs Butchery vs Carnage vs Pogrom
Massacre, slaughter, butchery, carnage, pogrom are comparable when they mean a great and often wanton killing of human beings.
Martial vs Warlike vs Military
Martial, warlike, military carry as their basic meaning belonging to, suitable to, or characteristic of war.