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submissive

/s/@/b'm/I/s/I/v/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination

    adj.all

    Examples
    Submissive servants.
    A submissive reply.
    Replacing troublemakers with more submissive people.
    Antonyms domineering

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. Inclined or ready to submit; acknowledging one's inferiority; yielding; obedient; humble.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant

    adj.all

    Examples
    She has become submissive and subservient.
    Synonyms slavish subservient

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

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