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submission

[suhb-mish-uhn] / səbˈmɪʃ ən /
NOUN
compliance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
capitulation resignation
STRONG
acquiescence appeasement assent bowing defeatism deference docility humbleness humility malleability meekness nonresistance obedience passivism passivity prostration servility subjection submissiveness surrender tractability unassertiveness yielding
WEAK
backing down cringing giving-in pliabilty recreancy submitting
Antonyms
STRONG
disagreement disobedience rebellion
WEAK
fight resistance

Example Sentences

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Ballerina Farm, where former ballet dancer Hannah Neeleman makes a spectacle of her wifely submission, has over 10 million Instagram followers, despite a recent scandal over her company’s raw milk sales.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

In 1990, “Shara Barkhovot” was Israel’s submission to the Eurovision Song Contest.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The statement said the Maldives government would "pursue all available avenues for a formal submission" to the ICJ and continued to "assess all lawful means to uphold the national interest".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Islamic fasting is oriented toward submission to divine will, while Christian penance is animated by gratitude for the incarnate God who suffered, died and rose again for the salvation of humanity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Apparently without magnets, it beat the air into submission with a half-invisible disk shimmering in the sun.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld