Submission

Quick meaning: Submission is a noun meaning The act of submitting or yielding; surrender.

Meaning

The act of submitting or yielding; surrender.

More Meanings

1. The act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work.
2. The thing which has been submitted.
3. A submission hold in wrestling, mixed martial arts, or other combat sports.
4. A subset or component of a mission.
5. (BDSM) Sexual practices that involve serving a dominant partner (or partners) or allowing a partner (or partners) to command or control the submissive; sometimes including bottoming or masochism.

Example Sentences

Any submissions received after Friday will have marks deducted for lateness.

He used overhooks to block the punches, but he didn't seem to know any submissions off the overhooks.

The commander would have to communicate to his operational planners his intent — how he wanted to fight the battle and what missions and submissions were vital to achieving what the corps order had defined as missions for the division.

In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.

Word Forms

• submissions

Synonyms for submission

Depending on context, synonyms include acquiescence, capitulation, concession, submittal, yielding, deference.

Antonyms for submission

Common opposites include rebellion, control, dominance, domination.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include entry, compliance, submit, rendition, subjugation, remission.

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