Synonyms for submission
Most common
obedience acquiescence surrender submissiveness meekness humility
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Submittal — the act of submitting or yielding; surrender
obedience, acquiescence, surrender, submissiveness, deference, resignation, yielding, capitulation, concession, homage, obeyance, submittal rare
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of submitting or yielding; surrender.
- n. 2
The act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work.
Any submissions received after Friday will have marks deducted for lateness.
Forms
- Plural
- submissions → obediences, acquiescences, surrenders, deferences…
Choose the right word
Submission is ordinarily and resignation always applied to matters of great moment, while patience may apply to slight worries and annoyances.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- surrender Sami was forced by the police to surrender his dog.
- obedience We should always act in obedience to the law.
- acquiescence A lack of response is tantamount to acquiescence.
- entry You were refused entry because you were too drunk.
- compliance Tom was not in compliance with his doctor's orders.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| submission | steady | |
| surrender | steady | |
| obedience | rising | |
| acquiescence | steady | |
| submissiveness | steady | |
| entry | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- entry2
- 6 letters
- homage2
- 8 letters
- patience2, humility4, yielding2, meekness, obeyance
- 9 letters
- surrender3, obedience4, deference3, dejection, submittal
- 10 letters
- compliance3, concession3
- 11 letters
- resignation4
- 12 letters
- capitulation5, acquiescence4
- 14 letters
- submissiveness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (entry2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- soumission
- Español
- sumisión
- Deutsch
- Unterwerfung
- Català
- submissió