be submissive

VERB

submit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledge agree defer surrender

STRONG

abide accede acquiesce appease bend bow buckle capitulate cave cede concede fold humor indulge knuckle kowtow obey quit relent relinquish stoop succumb tolerate truckle withstand yield

WEAK

eat crow give away give ground give in give way go with the flow grin and bear it knuckle under lay down arms put up with resign oneself say uncle throw in the towel toe the line

Antonyms

STRONGEST

contradict refuse

STRONG

continue defend deny disagree disallow disapprove dispute dissent fight flatten leave protest reject stop straighten veto win

WEAK

conceal disobey dissuade hide resist

Example Sentences

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"Separate from me liking Japanese culture, we don't need to be submissive to Japan in diplomacy," said Kim Joo-hee, 30, an office worker in Seoul who travels to Japan for her year-end holidays.

From Reuters • Mar. 16, 2023

“O, how wonderful it is,” Edward responded to Mary, “to be submissive to Jesus and trust him when all seems dark and unpromising.”

From Slate • May 16, 2020

And it also just wears on your soul, having to constantly be submissive to horrible, very awful people.

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2019

I think as powerful as we believe ourselves to be as women we are conditioned to be submissive.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2016

I couldn’t afford to be submissive anymore, not with Otto unprotected.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

be submissive

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