submissive

(səb-mĭs'ĭv)
adj.
Inclined or willing to submit.

submissively sub·mis'sive·ly adv.
submissiveness sub·mis'sive·ness n.

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adjective

1. Submitting without objection or resistance: acquiescent, nonresistant, passive, resigned. See resist/yield.
2. Willing to carry out the wishes of others: amenable, biddable, compliant, conformable, docile, obedient, supple, tractable. See resist/yield.

adj

Definition: compliant
Antonyms: disobedient, domineering, fighting, intractable, obstinate, resistant, unyielding

For a list of words related to submissive, see:

• Submissive, Uncertain, or Tentative

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ydmyg, underdanig, lydig

Nederlands (Dutch)
onderworpen, nederig

Français (French)
adj. - soumis, docile

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gehorsam, unterwürfig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πειθήνιος, πειθαρχικός, ενδοτικός, υποχωρητικός, πρόθυμα συμμορφούμενος

Italiano (Italian)
umile, sottomesso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - submisso

Русский (Russian)
покорный, смиренный, послушный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - humilde, sumiso, obsequioso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - undergiven, ödmjuk, eftergiven, resignerad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
服从的, 柔顺的, 顺从的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 服從的, 柔順的, 順從的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 복종하는, 순종하는, 유순한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 服従する, 従順な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) خاضع, مذعن, مطيع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נכנע, מקבל מרות‬

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