submissiveness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for submissiveness
Noun
  • Their intelligence varies by breed and falls into three types: instinctive, adaptive, and working/obedience.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
  • Conformity, obedience, uniformity Authoritarianism is defined by public opinion scholars as an individual’s predisposition toward conformity, obedience and uniformity and an aversion to diversity, difference and individual autonomy.
    Adam Eichen, The Conversation, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • The major sticking point in negotiations that kept the strike going for nearly a year was protections surrounding generative A.I., which the gaming companies made significant acquiescences to come their best, last and final offer.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 11 June 2025
  • His goal seems to be to scare the public into acquiescence.
    Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
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“Submissiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submissiveness. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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