submissive
adjective
inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient.
unsubmissive
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a word derived from
submissive.
Example Sentences
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They are ironic, determined, weary, languorous, gazing out from half-closed eyes, unsubmissive.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2017
I love the unsubmissive race," she says, "and have had much edification out of the charming friendships between our St. Bernards and our cats.
From Concerning Cats My Own and Some Others by Helen M. Winslow
It bears the date of April 10th, being the very next day after he had written to Reynolds in so unsubmissive a tone.
From Life of John Keats by William Michael Rossetti
But neglected children, that is, those that are left to themselves, are almost always very disobedient and unsubmissive.
From Caleb in the Country by Jacob Abbott
They walked from beside her, and left her with him who had been her husband—ashamed indeed of her gaunt uncomeliness, but unsubmissive.
From Lilith, a romance by George MacDonald
