Thesaurus: submissive

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1. a. Inclined or ready to submit; acknowledging one's inferiority; yielding; obedient; humble.
2. a. Showing a readiness to submit; expressing submission; as, a submissive demeanor.
3. adj. inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination
4. adj. abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant
5. 1. Inclined or ready to submit; acknowledging one's inferiority; yielding; obedient; humble. Not at his feet submissive in distress, Creature so fair his reconcilement seeking. Milton. 2. Showing a readiness to submit; expressing submission; as, a submissive demeanor. With a submissive step I hasted down. Prior. Syn. -- Obedient; compliant; yielding; obsequious; subservient; humble; modest; passive. -- Sub*mis"sive*ly, adv. -- Sub*mis"sive*ness, n.
6. j:100 a. inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination