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Meaning of word submissive from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.
submissive adjective
Meaning : Inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination.
Example :
Submissive servants.
A submissive reply.
Replacing troublemakers with more submissive people.
Tending to domineer.
domineeringMeaning : Abjectly submissive. Characteristic of a slave or servant.
Example :
Slavish devotion to her job ruled her life.
A slavish yes-man to the party bosses.
She has become submissive and subservient.
Synonyms : slavish, subservient
