Submissive

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Inclined or willing to submit.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. one who submits
  • adj. Meekly obedient or passive.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Inclined or ready to submit; acknowledging one's inferiority; yielding; obedient; humble.
  • adj. Showing a readiness to submit; expressing submission.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Inclined or ready to submit; yielding to power or authority; obedient; humble.
  • Testifying or showing submission: of things.
  • Synonyms Compliant, yielding, obsequious, subservient, tractable, docile; resigned, uncomplaining, unrepining, patient, long-suffering.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant
  • adj. inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination
  • Equivalent
    servile    wormlike    dominated    abject    bowing    bowed    wormy    henpecked    meek    groveling   
    Antonym
    Cross Reference
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    obsequious    obedient    yielding    humble    passive    compliant    subservient    modest    meek    tame   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    derisive    dismissive    missive    permissive   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    obedient    respectful    attentive    reverent    willing    humble    timid    deferential    subservient    apologetic