submissive
adjective
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination
submissive servants
Related & opposite
- unassertive also see
- obedient also see
- humble also see
- subordinate also see
- domineering antonym
- submissiveness derivation
- accede derivation
- submit derivation
- abject similar to
- bowing similar to
- spiritless similar to
- cringing similar to
- henpecked similar to
Sense 2 adjective
abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant
slavish devotion to her job ruled her life
Related & opposite
- submissiveness derivation
- obsequiousness derivation
- subservientness derivation
- submit derivation
- servile similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | unassertive |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | obedient |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | humble |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | subordinate |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | domineering |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | submissiveness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | accede |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | submit |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | abject |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | bowing |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | spiritless |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | cringing |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | henpecked |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | submissiveness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | obsequiousness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | subservientness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | submit |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | servile |