submissive

[ suhb-mis-iv ]
/ səbˈmɪs ɪv /

adjective

inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.
marked by or indicating submission or an instance of yielding to the authority of another: a submissive reply.

Origin of submissive

First recorded in 1580–90; submiss + -ive

SYNONYMS FOR submissive

1 tractable, compliant, pliant, amenable.
2 passive, resigned, patient, docile, tame, subdued.

ANTONYMS FOR submissive

1 rebellious, disobedient.

OTHER WORDS FROM submissive

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British Dictionary definitions for non-submissive

submissive
/ (səbˈmɪsɪv) /

adjective

of, tending towards, or indicating submission, humility, or servility

Derived forms of submissive

submissively, adverb submissiveness, noun