SUBMITS Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

submits

verb

present tense third-person singular of submit

as in succumbs

to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) in the end he submitted and agreed to take that awful-tasting medicine

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as in surrenders

to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit) refusing to submit to sleep, she stayed by her son's hospital bed the whole night

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as in capitulates

to yield to the control or power of enemy forces the fort's commander received orders not to submit under any circumstances, as reinforcements were on the way

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Recent Examples of submits Feeling neglected by Les, Lindy has struck up a retaliatory affair with his colleague Richie (O-T Fagbenle), who mistakenly submits one of her students’ short stories to The New Yorker as her own. —

Alison Herman, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026 The only exception under the law is for a service primate for a permanently disabled person with a a severe mobility impairment, if the person submits written documentation or certification to the DEEP commissioner. —

Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026 The goal is usually to claim a refund before the real taxpayer submits their return. —

Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026 Enrollment begins when an applicant engages with the online application and submits information for review under Lifeline participation requirements. —

Ascend Agency, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026 Any company who wants to be considered submits an application long before each new list is revealed. —

Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 24 Mar. 2026 But by 2024, the company had added only 182 jobs and built 202,700 square feet, according to the compliance reports, which the company submits to the city of San Marcos each year. —

Richard Webner, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Mar. 2026 Each year, the task force submits a report to Congress outlining gaps in research and highlighting areas where more focus is needed. —

Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026 Will biannual bombing campaigns be employed until Iran submits to American demands? —

Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026

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Where Uthmeier succumbs to bigotry is in the presumption that DEI means unqualified.

— Howard L. Simon, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
But her character succumbs to Ducournau’s convoluted plotting.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026