Synonyms of submission

submission

noun

səb-ˈmi-shən 

1

as in obedience

a bending to the authority or control of another

not given to unquestioning submission, he often came in conflict with his superiors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obedience
• compliance
• subordination
• conformity
• surrender
• submissiveness
• acquiescence
• capitulation
• subservience
• discipline
• obeisance
• suppression
• yielding
• tractability
• deference
• humility
• meekness
• amenability
• servility
• docility
• teachableness
• subserviency
• repression
• tractableness
• obsequiousness
• restraint
• inhibition
• agreeability
• dutifulness
• order
• modesty
• slavishness
• trainability
• control
• abidance
• subordinateness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disobedience
• rebellion
• noncompliance
• defiance
• insubordination
• recalcitrance
• rebelliousness
• willfulness
• refractoriness
• contumacy
• waywardness
• self-will
• intractability
• unruliness
• disrespect
• noncooperation
• insolence
• revolt
• insurrection
• contrariness
• impudence
• outbreak
• rudeness
• insurgency
• recusancy
• mutiny
• balkiness
• rebelling
• frowardness
• perversity
• obstreperousness
• obstinacy
• stubbornness
• insurgence
• dissent
• misbehavior
• pigheadedness
• hardheadedness
• naughtiness
• dissidence
• mulishness
• mischievousness
• obstinateness
• mutinousness

2

as in surrender

the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another

the judge ordered the submission of all of the company's records to the prosecutors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surrender
• submitting
• relinquishment
• acceptance
• capitulation
• rendition
• handover
• cession
• acquiescence
• capture
• capitulating
• compromise
• reconciliation
• concession
• conciliation
• appeasement
• reconcilement
• fall

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resistance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of submission

This year, the Abbey Road Music Photography Awards received more than 24,500 submissions from 40 different countries, a 25 percent increase on last year’s entries. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026

If entry-level analytical work, deviation support, submission drafting and record review become increasingly automated, then the industry risks removing the very apprenticeship layers through which judgment is formed. — Nagesh Nama, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

The winners were selected from more than 600 submissions from universities worldwide. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

Andrew Tate is known for his aggressive speech about male dominance, female submission and wealth. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 18 July 2026