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submissive

adjective

inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
S
Ends with
E
Contains
UB
Scrabble score
17
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

səbˈmɪsɪv

Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination

    “submissive servants”

adjective

  1. abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant

    “slavish devotion to her job ruled her life”

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Example Sentences

submissive servants
a submissive reply
replacing troublemakers with more submissive people
slavish devotion to her job ruled her life
{'source': 'S.H.Adams', 'text': 'a slavish yes-man to the party bosses'}
she has become submissive and subservient

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