SUBMISSION Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

submission

noun

səb-ˈmi-shən

Definition of submission

as in obedience

a bending to the authority or control of another not given to unquestioning submission, he often came in conflict with his superiors

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as in surrender

the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another the judge ordered the submission of all of the company's records to the prosecutors

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resistance

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Recent Examples of submission The clock starts when the insurer receives the department’s notice, not simply on your submission date. — Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026 Loyal’s manufacturing submission to the FDA, expected in 2027, the final hurdle for conditional approval. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026 The harder question is what happens several years later, after the business plan submission and visa application meets the reality of building a company. — Bernardo Saraiva, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Submissions become property of Hearst Newspapers and may be published online and in print along with your full name and town; an editor may contact you regarding any submission. — Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for submission

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Noun

Views on gender equality were elicited through questions on polygamy, wifely obedience, and giving priority to men in politics, the job market, and education.

— Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
Now, the Department has decided that obedience supersedes all else, requiring us to abdicate our legal and ethical obligations in favor of directions from Washington.

— Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of obedience

Noun

When threats don’t speed wins In the pursuit of surrender, or at least a ceasefire, the promise of crushing defeat has rarely been enticing.

— Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026
Winston Churchill did not surrender to Germany, nor should Zelenskyy surrender to Putin.

— Alfred H. Moses, Baltimore Sun, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of surrender

Noun

To assure further compliance, Section 5 of the act required those states to get approval from the Justice Department or a court before making any changes to their electoral systems.

— Jeffrey Toobin, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
The agreement lasts for three years but could be cut short or extended depending on whether the parties mutually determine the city and Police Department have reached compliance.

— Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of compliance

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