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submissive
[suhb-mis-iv]
adjective
inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient.
submissive servants.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms: ,marked by or indicating submission or a yielding to the authority of another.
a submissive reply.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
noun
Informal, sub.the participant in a BDSM sexual encounter or relationship who is obedient, giving power and control to another participant.
submissive
/ əˈɪɪ /
adjective
of, tending towards, or indicating submission, humility, or servility
Other Word Forms
- submissively adverb
- submissiveness noun
- nonsubmissive adjective
- nonsubmissively adverb
- nonsubmissiveness noun
- quasi-submissive adjective
- quasi-submissively adverb
- unsubmissive adjective
- unsubmissively adverb
- unsubmissiveness noun
- ܲˈԱ noun
- ܲˈ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of submissive1
Example Sentences
“Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers, and a ketamine-fueled buffoon in charge of purging the civil service.”
They accuse ministers of being overly submissive to international lawyers and craven to politically motivated votes at the UN.
In reality, this win against a submissive Spurs was simply a step on the road from Anfield's anticipation to the glorious realisation that the prize was theirs.
But I don’t think most people are being willfully submissive to tech, only that they seek beauty in the wrong places.
But the political and cultural ramifications of their messaging, which includes urging young women to accept a "submissive" role in marriage and overt support for the Trump agenda, are impossible to miss.
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