submission

Noun

Meaning

The act of submitting; the act of yielding to power or authority; surrender of the person and power to the control or government of another; obedience; compliance.

The state of being submissive; acknowledgement of inferiority or dependence; humble or suppliant behavior; meekness; resignation.

Acknowledgement of a fault; confession of error.

An agreement by which parties engage to submit any matter of controversy between them to the decision of arbitrators.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

compliance yielding capitulation submittal application offering delivery consent surrender presentation resignation obedience concession acquiescence deference
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Antonyms

rebellion power control rule attack revolution
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Hypernyms

agreement content condition message contention humility

Hyponyms

obedience filing obeisance prostration

Phrases with the word

final date of submission date of submission of electronic submission

Examples

Indignation is a submission of our thoughts, but not of our desires. Bertrand Russell

The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority. Stanley Milgram

I see no difference between Islam and Islamism. Islam is defined as submission to the will of Allah, as it is described in the Koran. Islamism is just Islam in its most pure form. Ayaan Hirsi Ali

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself. Henry Miller

The range of socially permissible and desirable satisfaction is greatly enlarged, but through this satisfaction, the Pleasure Principle is reduced deprived of the claims which are irreconcilable with the established society. Pleasure, thus adjusted, generates submission. Herbert Marcuse

Submission to one wrong brings on another. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

submirror submiss submissile submissionism submissionist submissive