Synonyms & related words for submissive

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of submissive — including subservient, obedient, slavish, docile, acquiescent, biddable. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to submissive

Explore words related to submissive — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include submiss, obsequent, subserviency, submissiveness, submissively, docilely, acquiescently, subservience. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for submissive

Common synonyms for submissive include subservient, obedient, slavish, docile, acquiescent, biddable, unassertive, servile — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does submissive come from?

The word submissive breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: sub-, from Latin sub (“under, below”); and -miss, from Latin mitto (“send”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.