We have the alternative of death and submission.
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Submission
//səbˈmɪʃən//
Synonyms for "submission" (128 found)
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Closest matches (26)
Strong matches (38)
Related words (64)
kowtowloyaltymaking a legmotionnodnonoppositionnonresistancenonviolent resistanceobedienceobediencyobeisanceobsequiousnessobservanceofferofferingokokayoverturepassive resistancepassiveness
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passivitypatiencepermissionpreliminary approachpresentationpresenting armsprofferpromptitudepromptnessprostrationquakerismquietismratificationreadinessresignationreverencesalaamsalutationsalutesanctionscrapeserviceservilityservitiumstanding at attentionsubjectionsubmissivenesssubmittingsuit and servicesuit servicesurrendertendertentative approachtimiditytractabilityuncomplainingnessungrudgingnessunloathnessunreluctancewillingnessyielding
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4 entriesderived
2 entriesderived from
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesis a
5 entriesrelated to
5 entriesTranslations
81 translations across 25 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- подчинение noun (the act of yielding)
- покорност noun (the act of yielding)
Catalan
1 entries- submissió noun (the act of yielding)
Danish
2 entries- overgivelse noun (the act of yielding)
- underkastelse noun (the act of yielding)
Dutch
1 entries- inzending noun (the thing which has been submitted)
Esperanto
1 entries- submetiĝo noun (the act of yielding)
Finnish
4 entries- alistuminen noun (the act of yielding)
- ehdotus noun (the thing which has been submitted)
- esitys noun (the thing which has been submitted)
- jättö noun (the act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work)
French
3 entries- soumission noun (the act of yielding)
- soumission noun (the thing which has been submitted)
- soumission noun (combat sports)
Georgian
4 entries- განსახილველად გადაცემა noun (the act of yielding)
- მორჩილება noun (the act of yielding)
- შეტანა noun (the act of yielding)
- წარდგენა noun (the act of yielding)
German
3 entries- Aufgabegriff noun (combat sports)
- Unterwerfung noun (the act of yielding)
- Versand noun (the act of yielding)
Hungarian
4 entries- beadvány noun (the thing which has been submitted)
- behódolás noun (the act of yielding)
- beküldés noun (the act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work)
- benyújtás noun (the act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work)
Irish
4 entries- aighneacht noun (the thing which has been submitted)
- cur isteach noun (the act of yielding)
- géilleadh noun (the act of yielding)
- géilleadh noun (combat sports)
Italian
4 entries- consegna noun (the act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work)
- invio noun (the thing which has been submitted)
- presentazione noun (the act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work)
- resa noun (the act of yielding)
Japanese
4 entries- サブミッション noun (combat sports)
- 屈服 noun (the act of yielding)
- 平伏 noun (the act of yielding)
- 恭順 noun (the act of yielding)
Korean
3 entries- 굴복 noun (the act of yielding)
- 복종 noun (the act of yielding)
- 서브미션 noun (combat sports)
Latin
1 entries- summissiō noun (the act of yielding)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- Soumissioun noun (the act of yielding)
Macedonian
2 entries- поднесок noun (the thing which has been submitted)
- поднесување noun (the act of yielding)
Maltese
2 entries- sottomissjoni noun (the act of yielding)
- sottomissjoni noun (the thing which has been submitted)
Māori
4 entries- haurarotanga noun (the act of yielding)
- ngawheretanga noun (the act of yielding)
- tukunga noun (the thing which has been submitted)
- tāpaetanga noun (the act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work)
Polish
1 entries- poddanie się noun (combat sports)
Portuguese
3 entries- finalização noun (combat sports)
- submissão noun (the act of yielding)
- submissão noun (the thing which has been submitted)
Russian
4 entries- захва́т noun (combat sports)
- пода́ча noun (the act of yielding)
- представле́ние noun (the act of yielding)
- сабми́шн noun (combat sports)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- gèilleadh noun (the act of yielding)
Spanish
4 entries- entrega noun (the act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work)
- entrega noun (the thing which has been submitted)
- entregable noun (the thing which has been submitted)
- entregamiento noun (the act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work)
Swedish
3 entries- inlämning noun (the thing which has been submitted)
- undergivenhet noun (the act of yielding)
- underkastelse noun (the act of yielding)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
He was beaten into submission.
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Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your submission.
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Friday's behaviour shows his total submission and devotion to Robinson, because the Englishman saved him from the cannibals.
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