as in obedient
readily giving in to the command or authority of another
it's not in her nature to be submissive
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Recent Examples of submissive
And the horse is completely submissive at that point.
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2024
Their allies were sycophantic, and their natural opponents—especially the French—were submissive.
—Martin Sandbu, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
Is being submissive in that moment the quickest way to bring that moment to an end?
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Tops don’t have to be hard, masc, and tall — and bottoms don’t have to be submissive, small, or fem!
—María Saldana, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2024
Their allies were sycophantic, and their natural opponents—especially the French—were submissive.
—Martin Sandbu, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
Is being submissive in that moment the quickest way to bring that moment to an end?
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Tops don’t have to be hard, masc, and tall — and bottoms don’t have to be submissive, small, or fem!
—María Saldana, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for submissive
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“Submissive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submissive. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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