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

Smith left the Justice Department shortly after submitting his reports. —

Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026 Chapdelaine said that the city would include additional public comments received before submitting the application next week. —

Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 22 Jan. 2026 Anyone who wants to remain anonymous can also contact authorities by submitting tips to We-Tip at 800‑78‑CRIME (27463), the outlet added. —

Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026 The platform automatically adds guardrails to those accounts, and adults who were incorrectly flagged can lift those restrictions by submitting a photo for visual age verification. —

Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 21 Jan. 2026 But not submitting doesn’t solve the problem. —

Paul Grein, Billboard, 20 Jan. 2026 Bolstered by the Idaho 16 extension-in-progress, developers have eyed hundreds of acres of nearby farmland, submitting plans that could bring almost 3,500 homes to the area. —

Rose Evans january 19, Idaho Statesman, 19 Jan. 2026 The portal for submitting complaints went live in March 2024. —

Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026 Iron Horse is owned by Rodney Burrell, a former Northville hauling company owner who pleaded guilty to bid rigging in 2010 after submitting an inflated bid to help former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s friend Bobby Ferguson win a contract. —

Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 12 Jan. 2026

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The submissions were also sent to prosecutor Daniel Porceddu, who didn't check their accuracy.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings.

— Gary Trust, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2026