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Synonyms & Antonyms for submission
Synonyms
compliance, conformity, obedience, subordination
Antonyms
balkiness, contrariness, contumacy, defiance, disobedience, frowardness, insubordination, intractability, noncompliance, obstreperousness, rebelling, rebellion, rebelliousness, recalcitrance, refractoriness, self-will, unruliness, waywardness, willfulness
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If Bachmeier struggles at any point, the Broncos can rely on a potent running game and use their tempo on offense to punish teams into submission. — Scooby Axson, SI.com, "Florida State's Promising Opener Turns Into a Nightmare in Loss to Boise State," 31 Aug. 2019 All these actions are intended to scare Hong Kongers into submission. — The Economist, "“We long to see a Hong Kong free from tyranny”," 31 Aug. 2019 The story finds the crippled Annie (Lizzie Boys) in deep despair and forced into submission by nurse Broadfield (Daphne Zuniga). — Chuck Barney, The Mercury News, "TV this week: ‘Succession’ returns for more demented family drama," 11 Aug. 2019 The story finds the crippled Annie (Lizzie Boys) in deep despair and forced into submission by nurse Broadfield (Daphne Zuniga). — Chuck Barney, Detroit Free Press, "TV highlights for the week of Aug. 11-17," 9 Aug. 2019 The Trump administration has tried to force Iran into submission by choking off its oil sales, the cornerstone of the country’s economy. — Yonette Joseph, BostonGlobe.com, "Iran says it has seized another oil tanker in Persian Gulf," 4 Aug. 2019 The former White House cybersecurity czar took the lid off his next act with Trinity, a startup that wants to frustrate hackers into submission. — Brian Barrett, WIRED, "Security News This Week: Apple Contractors Will Stop Listening to Your Siri Recordings—For Now," 3 Aug. 2019 At wildlife tourist attractions, animals like sloths and anacondas are often beaten into submission before photos are snapped, and the critters are usually captured as babies and held in inhumane conditions. — Rachel Fobar, National Geographic, "Sea turtles, hummingbird charms, and other souvenirs not to buy on vacation," 2 Aug. 2019 At Lowood, the charity school where children are starved and scolded into submission, Jane meets saintly Helen Burns (Anabel Katsnelson), who teaches her to smooth her arms into elegant balletic arcs. — Constance Grady, Vox, "Jane Eyre is a startlingly modern heroine. A new ballet shows why.," 27 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'submission.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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