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submissive

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/səbˈmɪsɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/səbˈnɪsɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(səb mis′iv)

submissive
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Sense: Adjective: obedient

Synonyms:

passive, yielding, obedient, compliant Collocations, docile, acquiescent, tractable, meek Collocations, tame Collocations, unresisting, resigned, obeisant, deferent, downtrodden

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