submissive
Example Sentences
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Social media’s entire “tradwife” genre is about professional content creators pretending to be submissive housewives to sell advertising.
From Salon
In reality, this win against a submissive Spurs was simply a step on the road from Anfield's anticipation to the glorious realisation that the prize was theirs.
From BBC
But I don’t think most people are being willfully submissive to tech, only that they seek beauty in the wrong places.
From Salon
It's unlikely that women will encounter tradwife content and decide to quit their jobs to be submissive housewives.
From Salon
The character’s influence lies in her ability to observe and to be “totally alert” to everything happening around her during the conclave, but not in a submissive way.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
