submissive

/səbmˈɪsɪv/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination
   “submissive servants”
2. abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant- S.H.Adams
   “slavish devotion to her job ruled her life”

Synonyms for submissive

• abject
• bowed
• meek
• cringing
• dominated
• slavish
• subservient
• servile

Antonyms of submissive

• domineering

Words that rhyme with submissive

• dismissive
• permissive
• derisive
• missive