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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'submissive'

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1. (adj) submissive
inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination
Synonyms: subservient, slavish
Antonyms: autocratic, high-and-mighty, bossy, tyrannous, tyrannical, unsubmissive, dictatorial, unservile, dominating, bullying, high-handed, peremptory, blustery, oppressive, authoritarian, roughshod, cavalier, domineering, magisterial, heavy-handed, overbearing

2. (adj) slavish, subservient, submissive
abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant
Synonyms: subservient, slavish, instrumental, submissive, implemental
Antonyms: high-handed, peremptory, bullying, high-and-mighty, autocratic, unsubmissive, heavy-handed, unservile, bossy, blustery, oppressive, cavalier, tyrannical, magisterial, overbearing, tyrannous, domineering, authoritarian, dictatorial, dominating, roughshod

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'submissive'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. submissive
One who is docile is easily taught; one who is tractable is easily led; one who is pliant is easily bent in any direction; compliant represents one as inclined or persuaded to agreement with
Synonyms: docile, amenable, manageable, pliant, teachable, compliant, obedient, submissive, tractable, gentle, pliable, tame, yielding
Antonyms: determined, inflexible, opinionated, self-willed, wilful, dogged, intractable, resolute, stubborn, unyielding, firm, obstinate

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