<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.<ul><li>Synonyms: amenable, pliant, compliant, tractable</li><li>Antonyms: disobedient, rebellious</li></ul></li><li>marked by or indicating submission or a yielding to the authority of another: a submissive reply.<ul><li>Synonyms: subdued, tame, docile, patient, resigned, passive</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>also called: Informal, sub.<ul><li>the participant in a BDSM sexual encounter or relationship who is obedient, giving power and control to another participant.</li></ul></li></ul>