submissive meaning and definition

SUBMISSIVE adjective

Definition of submissive (adjective)

1. inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination
   • "submissive servants"; "a submissive reply"; "replacing troublemakers with more submissive people"
   • antonym: domineering
2. abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant
   • "slavish devotion to her job ruled her life"; "a slavish yes-man to the party bosses"- S.H.Adams; "she has become submissive and subservient"
   • synonyms: slavish, subservient