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SUBMISSIVE Antonyms

There are 12 antonyms of the word submissive. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For SUBMISSIVE

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defiant
adjectiveadj
adjective

• boldly resisting authority or an opposing force

dominant
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• exercising influence or control

• (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar

noun

• (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale

• an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different

adjective satellite

• most frequent or common

rebellious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• resisting control or authority

• discontented as toward authority

• participating in organized resistance to a constituted government

assertive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• aggressively self-assured

authoritative
adjectiveadj
adjective

• endowed with authority

adjective satellite

• having authority or ascendancy or influence

• of recognized authority or excellence

independent
adjectiveadj
adjective

• free from external control and constraint

• (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence

noun

• a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

• a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

adjective satellite

• (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

• not controlled by a party or interest group

insubordinate
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not submissive to authority

adjective satellite

• disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

powerful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having great power or force or potency or effect

adverb

• (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree

adjective satellite

• strong enough to knock down or overwhelm

• having great influence

• (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

• displaying superhuman strength or power

self-assured
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• showing poise and confidence in your own worth

self-reliant
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment

strong
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having strength or power greater than average or expected

• having a strong physiological or chemical effect

adjective satellite

• not faint or feeble

• having or wielding force or authority

• immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

• of good quality and condition; solidly built

• of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection

• being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content

• freshly made or left

• strong and sure

domineering
adjectiveadj
adjective

• tending to domineer

Alternatives for DEFIANT

Alternatives for DOMINANT

Alternatives for REBELLIOUS

Alternatives for ASSERTIVE

Alternatives for AUTHORITATIVE

Alternatives for INDEPENDENT

Alternatives for INSUBORDINATE

Alternatives for POWERFUL

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