SUBMISSIVE

submissive

(adjective) inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination; “submissive servants”; “a submissive reply”; “replacing troublemakers with more submissive people”

slavish, subservient, submissive

(adjective) abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; “slavish devotion to her job ruled her life”; “a slavish yes-man to the party bosses”- S.H.Adams; “she has become submissive and subservient”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Adjective

submissive (comparative more submissive, superlative most submissive)

Meekly obedient or passive.

Synonyms

• biddable

• docile

• meek

• slavish

• timid

• obedient

• subservient

Antonyms

• dominant, domineering (ruling)

• defiant, rebellious (ignoring)

Noun

submissive (plural submissives)

(BDSM) One who submits to a dominant partner in sexual practices.

(rare) One who submits.

Source: Wiktionary

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Sub*mis"sive, a.

1. Inclined or ready to submit; acknowledging one's inferiority; yielding; obedient; humble. Not at his feet submissive in distress, Creature so fair his reconcilement seeking. Milton.

2. Showing a readiness to submit; expressing submission; as, a submissive demeanor. With a submissive step I hasted down. Prior.

Syn.

– Obedient; compliant; yielding; obsequious; subservient; humble; modest; passive.

– Sub*mis"sive*ly, adv.

– Sub*mis"sive*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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