Submissive (Adjective)
Meaning 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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The company seeks submissive employees who are willing to follow orders without question.
- Her submissive nature made her an ideal candidate for the role of administrative assistant.
- The submissive tone of the email suggested that the person was trying to avoid conflict.
- In some cultures, women are expected to be submissive and obedient to their husbands.
- He preferred to work with submissive team members who wouldn't challenge his authority.
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Meaning 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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Her brother had grown from an energetic child to an abjectly submissive young man under the strict guidance of their traditionalist parents.
- The young servant displayed submissive behavior, never once questioning the orders given to her by her demanding mistress.
- His increasingly submissive nature made colleagues view him with suspicion, wondering why he so readily agreed to every proposal presented.
- She worked tirelessly under the exacting standards of her employer, her submissive attitude driven more by economic necessity than personal conviction.
- Despite being well-educated and highly competent, he was often forced to adopt a submissive demeanor in meetings with senior executives, unwilling to jeopardize his job security.