Antonyms for submissive

Grammar : Adj

Spell : suhb-mis-iv

Phonetic Transcription : səbˈmɪs ɪv

Definition of submissive

Origin : 1580s, "inclined to submit," from Latin submiss-, past participle stem of submittere (see submission) + -ive. Masochistic sexual sense is attested by 1969. As a noun in this sense, by 1985. Related: Submissively; submissiveness.

adj compliant

Example sentences :

There was something about her eyes not unlike the dog's expression, submissive, but questioning.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

The officers then could not abide him, though some were submissive to him because of his father's position.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

It has been questioned, however, whether in this instance he was not too submissive.
Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox

And I wait, submissive to His will, for nothing happens unless He wills it.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

The man, the most submissive; the woman, the most affectionate.
Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.

The youth retired to obey: he was quite subdued and submissive by this time.
Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon

He was submissive to the Abbot, but in the depths of his soul he never ceased to condemn him.
Extract from : « Father Sergius » by Leo Tolstoy

She had always been so submissive, and now he saw she was not to be shaken in her fixed resolve.
Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola

With these he thought he could keep the buccaneer contingent in order and submissive.
Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini

He felt that he deserved to be humbled in this way, and he tried to be submissive.
Extract from : « The Fairchild Family » by Mary Martha Sherwood

Synonyms for submissive

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