SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
submission
noun
The act of yielding to another's authority or control.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Yielding to authority
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Return to topSubmission involves accepting another's control. Deference can be voluntary respect without full surrender; capitulation emphasizes giving in after resistance.
Work presented for consideration
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Return to topSubmission can name the item presented. Manuscript, application, and proposal are possible types rather than interchangeable names for every submitted item.
Act of presenting work
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Return to topThis sense names the act of presenting material for consideration. Filing and lodgment often concern formal receipt or registration, while delivery is broader.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See submission in use
The story explores the difference between cooperation and submission to arbitrary power.
The intruder's eventual submission to the caretaker's authority appears when he stops resisting and accepts the direction to go outside.
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The groups distinguish the senses selected for this study entry. Closest synonyms and broader related expressions have separate labels. The listed sources support lexical selection; not every phrase is a direct quotation from a source.
- SUBMISSION Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
- Princeton WordNet 3.0: wn30-n-01166926, wn30-n-14580090, wn30-n-07167578
How the synonym reference was prepared / WordNet 3.0 license