Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Submissive.
6 letter answer(s) to submissive
DOCILE
easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient"
ready and willing to be taught; "docile pupils eager for instruction"; "teachable youngsters"
willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed; "the docile masses of an enslaved nation"
4 letter answer(s) to submissive
MEEK
evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; "compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others"; "a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott; "she looked meek but had the heart of a lion"; "was submissive and subservient"
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing"
very docile; "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes
8 letter answer(s) to submissive
OBEDIENT
Always doing what you are told and following instructions
dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke
RESIGNED
accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate"
give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
YIELDING
a verbal act of admitting defeat
be fatally overwhelmed
be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"
be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"
bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory"
cease opposition; stop fighting
consent reluctantly
end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"
give in, as to influence or pressure
give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"
give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
7 letter answer(s) to submissive
PASSIVE
expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb; "academics seem to favor passive sentences"
lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith
peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance"
the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb; "`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice"; "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive"
SERVILE
relating to or involving slaves or appropriate for slaves or servants; "Brown's attempt at servile insurrection"; "the servile wars of Sicily"; "servile work"
submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior; "spoke in a servile tone"; "the incurably servile housekeeper"; "servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work"
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