🙏submissive

adjective
/səbˈmɪsɪv/

Meaning

ready to conform to the authority or will of others; meekly obedient or passive
ready to obey others; yielding to authority; humble and compliant

Example Sentences

She was too submissive to challenge her boss's unfair decision.

She became submissive after years of harsh treatment.

Example Expressions

submissive attitude

Synonyms

obedient, compliant, docile, meek, passive
Entry 1
obedient, compliant, docile, meek, passive
Entry 2
obedient, compliant, docile, meek, passive

Antonyms

assertive, dominant, defiant, rebellious
Entry 1
assertive, dominant, defiant
Entry 2
dominant, assertive, defiant, rebellious

Collocations

submissive behavior, submissive role, submissive partner, submissive nature, submissive attitude, submissive wife
Entry 1
submissive behavior, submissive role, submissive partner, submissive nature
Entry 2
submissive behavior, submissive attitude, submissive wife, submissive nature

Related Vocabularies

Not needed because of repetition or replacement; superfluous or excessive.
rare, unusual, or remarkable
Capable of change or alteration.
Cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter; confused or obscure in meaning.
Of great importance or significance, especially in its effect on the future.
Artificially created to look real but not actually real.

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