submissive
adjectiveHow many syllables in submissive?
There are 3 syllables in the word submissive.How to pronounce submissive:
Definition of submissive:
- submissive (adjective):
- submitting to others
- inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination.
Synonyms for submissive:
amenable
biddable
bowed
bowing
compliant
conformable
cringing
docile
dominated
gentle
groveling
grovelling
henpecked
humble
meek
obedient
repressed
restrained
soft
spiritless
subordinate
tractable
unassertive
wormlike
wormy
Antonyms for submissive:
aggressive
anarchistic
antagonistic
anti
argumentative
assertive
averse to
awkward
balky
bellicose
belligerent
betraying
bloody-minded
bolshie
bull-headed
bullheaded
cantankerous
challenging
combative
confrontational
contrary
contumacious
criminal
crooked
dead set against
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