Submissive
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

BOW
Bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame"

4 letters

TAME
Very docile; "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes

MEEK
Evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; "compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others"; "a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott; "she looked meek but had the heart of a lion"; "was submissive and subservient"

OBDT

MEEK

5 letters

PROSY
Lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot"

LOYAL
Unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast friends"

OFFER
The verbal act of offering; "a generous offer of assistance"

6 letters

ABUSED
Subjected to cruel treatment; "an abused wife"

FACILE
Arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth; "too facile a solution for so complex a problem"

HANDIN

MENIAL
A domestic servant

DOCILE
Ready and willing to be taught; "docile pupils eager for instruction"; "teachable youngsters"

DOCILE

7 letters

PATIENT
The semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

SUBDUED
Not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting"

BENDING
The act of bending something

SERVILE
Submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior; "spoke in a servile tone"; "the incurably servile housekeeper"; "servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work"

PASSIVE
Expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb; "academics seem to favor passive sentences"

SLAVISH
Abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; "slavish devotion to her job ruled her life"; "a slavish yes-man to the party bosses"- S.H.Adams; "she has become submissive and subservient"

8 letters

YIELDING
Lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure; "a deep yielding layer of foam rubber"

ADOPTING

MOLDABLE
Capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material); "plastic substances such as wax or clay"

RESIGNED

OBEDIENT
Dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke

BIDDABLE
Willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest; "too acquiescent to challenge authority"

RESIGNED

LAIDBACK

AMENABLE
Open to being acted upon in a certain way; "an amenable hospitalization should not result in untimely death"; "the tumor was not amenable to surgical treatment"

9 letters

PROSTRATE
Render helpless or defenseless; "They prostrated the enemy"

COMPLIANT

CHILDLIKE
Befitting a young child; "childlike charm"

10 letters

GOVERNABLE
Capable of being controlled

ASSKISSING

ADJUSTABLE
Capable of being regulated; "adjustable interest rates"

SUGGESTIVE
(usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly; "actions indicative of fear"

BOWINGDOWN

11 letters

SUBSERVIENT
Compliant and obedient to authority; "editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones"-G. B. Shaw

DEFERENTIAL
Showing deference

12 letters

DOMESTICATED
Accustomed to home life; "some men think it unmanly to be domesticated; others find gratification in it"

13 letters

HUMBLEHEARTED

16 letters

INLEADINGSTRINGS