Submissive

Synonyms for "submissive" (213 found)

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Closest matches (43)

Strong matches (64)

Related words (106)

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

6 entries
adjectivebehavioral descriptorbehavioral traitdescriptorpersontrait

More specific

11 entries
acquiescentcompliantcompliant studentdociledocile workermeekobedientobedient childpassivesuggestibleyielding

Collocations

7 entries
submissive attitudesubmissive behaviorsubmissive childsubmissive partnersubmissive rolesubmissive stancesubmissive tendency

Inflections

3 entries
more submissivemost submissivesubmissives

Derivations

2 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

similar

17 entries

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Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The idea that Japanese women are submissive and always obedient to their husbands is a lie.

Source: tatoeba (281784)

She has a submissive personality.

Source: tatoeba (2321283)

Tom is obedient, almost submissive.

Source: tatoeba (3723586)

Tom really is submissive, isn't he?

Source: tatoeba (3730440)

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