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

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

In 2025, Pennsylvania officials brought criminal charges against seven people for submitting fraudulent voter registration forms. —

ABC News, 12 June 2026 Alongside National Geographic experts and naturalists, guests have the opportunity to contribute directly to real scientific research by collecting data in the field, such as photographing whales during expeditions and submitting those images through Lindblad’s collaboration with Happywhale. —

Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 The Cahuec Cocs are accused of submitting fraudulent sponsorship applications from December 2020 to October 2023 in order to gain custody of unaccompanied minors. —

Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 11 June 2026 The company is currently in the process of gauging demand for the expansion from gas utilities and power plants, before submitting the project for regulatory approval. —

John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026 Borrowers must obtain a pre-approval letter before submitting an application. —

Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026 Federal prosecutors allege that Ross and Rhodes concealed their fraud scheme by submitting false documents to CHA, including proposals, scopes of work and invoices. —

Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026 Should the center end up with 40 hours of weekly operation, staff and CRG members would be tasked with submitting a proposal on how to use the hours. —

Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026 Reporting teams have held back on submitting story pitches about important news topics out of fear of the internal repercussions. —

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for submitting

Noun

Maine’s submission included a bone from the endangered North Atlantic right whale.

— Holly Ramer, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Molaei said that the laboratory is seeing around 150 tick submissions daily, which is a new record for the state’s tick testing program.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026