SELF-ASSERTION Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For SELF-ASSERTION
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compliance | nounn | |||||||
noun • acting according to certain accepted standards • a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others • the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another | ||||||||
deference | nounn | |||||||
noun • a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard • courteous regard for people's feelings • a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others | ||||||||
humility | nounn | |||||||
noun • a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride • a humble feeling | ||||||||
meekness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness • a disposition to be patient and long suffering | ||||||||
modesty | nounn | |||||||
noun • freedom from vanity or conceit • formality and propriety of manner | ||||||||
obedience | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person • the trait of being willing to obey • behavior intended to please your parents | ||||||||
passivity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative • submission to others or to outside influences | ||||||||
submission | nounn | |||||||
noun • something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition) • the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another • the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else • the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness • a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter • an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter • (law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing | ||||||||
submissiveness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc. | ||||||||
timidity | nounn | |||||||
noun • fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions • fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities |