Submissiveness and Surrender

Submissiveness

Submissiveness noun - A readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others.
Usage example: his uncharacteristic submissiveness to the doctor's advice must mean he's really sick

Surrender and submissiveness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Surrender" instead a noun "Submissiveness".

Surrender

Surrender noun - The usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another.

Submissiveness and surrender are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Submissiveness" instead a noun "Surrender".

Nearby Words: surrendered, surrendering

How words are described

quiet quiet submissiveness quiet surrender
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Surrender and Submissiveness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/submissiveness/surrender
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