SUBMITTING Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in submission

the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another his submitting of his own desires to the will of God

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verb

present participle of submit

as in succumbing

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 bowing

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 surrendering

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 submitting

Noun

The Pitt guest stars Brittany Allen and Jeff Kober have been nominated for Emmys after self-submitting. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026 Brittany Allen and Jeff Kober also earned their first Emmy nominations after successfully self-submitting in the guest drama acting categories when HBO Max's initial ballot omitted them. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 8 July 2026 In May, the California Department of Insurance accused Halem of falsifying an accident report and submitting staged photos to back up the claim. — Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2025

Verb

This can complicate the pre-approval and formal approval process for buyers without access to technology or who aren’t comfortable submitting sensitive documents online. — Dan Simms, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026 The following month, Marcus and Bakhitar made another strategic decision based on their network's advice, submitting applications to sell pickles at Erewhon and Whole Foods despite barely having any history as a business. — Megan Sauer, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026 Changes include language that says a patron must request a meeting with the branch manager before submitting the reconsideration form, per the law. — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026 However, district leaders maintain their schools have never had such plans, did not violate federal laws and made substantial efforts to comply with the department’s requests — even submitting agreements to the department that were rejected. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026 While earlier sitcom crews met up at a coffee shop or a bar, young people like Billie—who spends her days submitting dozens of job applications without a single reply—are scarcely in a position to treat the city as their playground. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026 Reid said the developer also contacted Kinder Morgan before formally submitting the design review application. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026 The app now allows tipsters to report 46 specific kinds of park problems, instead of just submitting general parks complaints. — Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 This means that in today’s slow-hiring labor market, simply submitting more applications may not be enough for job seekers. — Courtney Connley-Hampton, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Its closest showing came in 2024 with Pat Boonnitipat’s How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, which became the first Thai submission ever to reach the 15-title shortlist.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
Eiren’s pick now advances to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which will winnow submissions from countries around the world down to a shortlist of 15 films before narrowing to five nominees.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of submission

Verb

The researchers said this means that the current controls by AI companies are prone to being disabled by misbehaving AI and at risk of succumbing to a blitz of AI attacks.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
There have been some close calls, with the closest being a 75-74 defeat in Game 2 of last season’s opening round, a game where Golden State held multiple large leads before succumbing late to a Minnesota comeback.

— Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026

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Verb

At Night will have a North American premiere in Toronto after bowing in Locarno.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
Dharmendra Pradhan announced his resignation on Saturday, bowing to mounting pressure after tens of thousands of students and supporters took to the streets demanding his removal and sweeping reforms to India’s examination system.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of bowing

Verb

Overall, Lomon pitched 16 2/3 innings, surrendering 24 hits and eight walks while recording seven strikeouts in his career.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Leaving is sometimes necessary, but far more often the harder and healthier work is learning how to stay connected to imperfect people without surrendering ourselves, or trying to control them.

— David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of surrendering

Verb

But keeping their promotion rivals at bay most definitely was, Parkinson’s men conceding 24 times in those dozen games, 16 of which came on Welsh soil.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
The Bulls got on the scoreboard straight after halftime, ending New Zealand's streak without conceding at 124 minutes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026