submissive

adjective

səb-ˈmi-siv How to pronounce submissive (audio)
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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 The issue then was DeSantis’ marginalizing of Black voting strength in North Florida, forcing a submissive Legislature to swallow his map of congressional districts — an issue that’s the Legislature’s prerogative. — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025 What’s more, the deal would very likely provoke a political and military crisis in Ukraine, which Russia could exploit to finally achieve its objective of turning the country into a submissive dominion. — Elie Tenenbaum, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2024 All delve into the complexities of dominant/submissive relationships where individuals explore and negotiate power dynamics in a consensual and safe manner. — Robert Lang, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025 In 2018, the author Addison Cain filed a takedown notice against the author Zoey Ellis, accusing her of ripping off Cain’s lupine society of aggressive Alphas and submissive Omegas. — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for submissive

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