SUBMITTING Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in submission

the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another his submitting of his own desires to the will of God

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verb

present participle of submit

as in succumbing

to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) in the end he submitted and agreed to take that awful-tasting medicine

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as in bowing

to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit) refusing to submit to sleep, she stayed by her son's hospital bed the whole night

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as in surrendering

to yield to the control or power of enemy forces the fort's commander received orders not to submit under any circumstances, as reinforcements were on the way

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Recent Examples of submitting

Noun

The Athletic reported in June that the Sweden international had expressed a preference to leave, with Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United submitting bids which were rejected by Spurs. — Jay Harris, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 The Pitt guest stars Brittany Allen and Jeff Kober have been nominated for Emmys after self-submitting. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026 Brittany Allen and Jeff Kober also earned their first Emmy nominations after successfully self-submitting in the guest drama acting categories when HBO Max's initial ballot omitted them. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 8 July 2026 In May, the California Department of Insurance accused Halem of falsifying an accident report and submitting staged photos to back up the claim. — Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2025 Information and guidelines for submitting are available on the website. — Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019

Verb

Vereb, 72, appeared at the Allegheny County Courthouse on Thursday, submitting a guilty plea after being accused of defrauding thousands of pet owners over several years while operating funeral homes in Hazelwood and Harrison Township. — Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Malek also faces charges for allegedly submitting fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications in 2021. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 They are charged with crimes including making false statements on a naturalization application and submitting fraudulent voter registrations. — Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026 The voting process Before formal voting begins, each committee member is tasked with privately submitting a list of 30 teams the person believes should be considered for the ranking. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026 These are some of the prompts an engineer arrested by federal authorities last week is accused of submitting to an artificial intelligence chatbot to program a recording device hidden in an OpenAI conference room. — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 According to Fleming, some people with anorexia have falsified their image using artificial intelligence or by submitting one of a friend or family member instead. — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026 Laufer is submitting the movie to film festivals including Sundance and Berlin and will hold a private screening in Budapest to mark the 70-year anniversary of the revolution later this month. — Lucy Handley, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 But that shouldn’t discourage you from submitting a team that, like mine, employs a different strategy. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for submitting

Noun

Its inventory depends on what sellers send in—making the timing of those submissions particularly relevant ahead of the holidays.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
Ishizaka has programmed Asian cinema at the festival since 2007, when most submissions were still shot on film.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of submission

Verb

Short enough to read in a single sitting, Sara Gran’s chilling story of an architect succumbing to demonic possession will leave readers stunned and unsettled.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 23 Oct. 2026
Making a brief trip to his native Gotham before production of his next movie begins, Matt makes the mistake of succumbing to the advances of a gorgeous young woman on the dance floor of a nightclub.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of succumbing

Verb

The Steel Curtain is back, surrendering just six TD passes all season.

— Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
Tehran fears that surrendering its maritime leverage first would invite fresh demands; Washington worries that easing pressure would reward coercion without securing lasting constraints on Iran’s nuclear program.

— Ali Vaez, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of surrendering

Noun

Kandinsky died in France in December 1944, three days short of his 78th birthday and six months shy of Germany’s surrender to Allied forces.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
After a surrender, the infant is taken to a hospital for a medical exam.

— Star-Telegram staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of surrender

Verb

The hosts opened a four-goal lead by the 55th minute and held on after conceding in the 77th, 86th and 89th.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Vena said the current task is proving service is strong enough to hold customers trying rail, simultaneously conceding that not all will stay.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026