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91 entries under submissive topic. ×
| honoring(attentive, compliant, docile, dutiful) | |
| law-abiding(attentive, compliant, docile, dutiful) | |
| loyal(adjective, attentive, compliant, docile) | |
| on a string(expression, attentive, compliant, docile) | |
| philosophical(adjective, calm, quiet, gentle, passive) | |
| quiet(adjective, simple, gentle, modest, humble) | |
| serene(adjective, calm, quiet, kind, smooth) | |
| sheeplike(attentive, compliant, docile, dutiful) | |
| spineless(adjective, quiet, gentle, modest, humble) | |
| spiritless(adjective, calm, quiet, kind, smooth) | |
| subject(inferior, compliant, obedient, flattering) | |
| under control(expression, attentive, compliant, docile) | |
| venerating(attentive, compliant, docile, dutiful) | |
| well-behaved submissive(expression, attentive, compliant, docile) | |
| well-trained(attentive, compliant, docile, dutiful) | |
| wrapped around finger(expression, attentive, compliant, docile) | |
| dancing(inferior, compliant, obedient) | |
| ignoble(inferior, compliant, obedient) | |
| longanimous(quiet, gentle, humble, subdued) | |
| milquetoast(quiet, gentle, humble, subdued) |
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