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 Athletic reported in June that the Sweden international had expressed a preference to leave, with Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United submitting bids which were rejected by Spurs. — Jay Harris, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 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 Information and guidelines for submitting are available on the website. — Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019

Verb

The departmen and encouraged the public to continue submitting legitimate information through its unsolved murders website. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026 By submitting unsolicited plans, the developers could potentially bypass the auction process, but the developer who gets the deal would still have to negotiate with Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 The 18th edition of the list was unveiled in Milan earlier this week, with some 800 judges submitting their votes. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026 Rwanda joins Cyprus and El Salvador as countries submitting for the Best International Feature Oscar for the first time this year. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026 Other defects can only be cured by submitting a new application. — Digital Producer, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 During the financial crisis, regulators became aware that some banks were making artificially low Libor submissions to make their institutions seem more creditworthy, or submitting fake numbers to achieve a rate that better suited them. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 Saudi Arabia, which first started submitting films to the Oscars in 2013, kicking off with Haifaa Al-Mansour’s Wadjada. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 That’s why Neon, as Variety reported exclusively, is submitting Borisov as the lead and Garfield in supporting for awards season. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

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Noun

These event listeners enhance accessibility by enabling form submission or closure // when the user presses either the 'Enter' or 'Space' key.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Syrian prison documentary The Other Side of the Sun, directed by Tawfik Sabouni, has been selected as Syria’s submission for the best international feature film Oscar at the 99th Academy Awards.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of submission

Verb

At the time, despite receiving rave reviews, the Scottish actor was succumbing to complications from AIDS.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
But rather than succumbing to any one style, Lam developed a unique voice shaped by surrealism, cubism and his heritage as the son of a Chinese immigrant father and a mixed-race mother.

— Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of succumbing

Verb

The film continues a strong bond between two-time Oscar winner Pitt and Paramount, with their survival thriller Heart of the Beast bowing next weekend.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
Lance Oppenheim’s Primetime, starring Robert Pattinson, is set to open the Beyond Fest genre festival in Los Angeles after bowing in Venice.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of bowing

Verb

That was Fred Claire personified, honest to the end, refusing to sacrifice his integrity, never surrendering his dignity.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
The stock initially jumped on the news before surrendering most of those gains, creating what Cramer sees as a buying opportunity.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of surrendering

Noun

Townshend was born in West London in May 1945, just days before Germany’s surrender, to musical parents – his father a professional saxophonist and his mother a singer.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2026
The spread between what a carrier offers on surrender and what the secondary market will pay is often not small.

— Rob Haynie, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of surrender

Verb

The administration’s top economic officials are now conceding that favorable aggregate indicators are no easy answer to public anxiety.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026
The home team secures the victory when Phil Mickelson knocks one in the water at the par-3 16th hole, conceding his match to Francesco Molinari right on the tee box.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026