Defiant vs. Submissive — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Defiant and Submissive
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Defiant
Acting with or marked by defiance; boldly resisting
Defiant rebels.
A defiant stance against the proposal.
Submissive
Inclined or willing to submit.
Defiant
Defying.
Submissive
Obedient or passive.
Defiant
Boldly resisting opposition.
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Submissive
(BDSM) One who submits to a dominant partner in BDSM practices.
Defiant
One who defies opposition.
Submissive
(rare) One who submits.
Defiant
Full of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or act.
In attitude stern and defiant.
Submissive
Inclined or ready to submit; acknowledging one's inferiority; yielding; obedient; humble.
Not at his feet submissive in distress,Creature so fair his reconcilement seeking.
Defiant
Boldly resisting authority or an opposing force;
Brought up to be aggressive and defiant
A defiant attitude
Submissive
Showing a readiness to submit; expressing submission; as, a submissive demeanor.
With a submissive step I hasted down.
Submissive
Inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination;
Submissive servants
A submissive reply
Replacing troublemakers with more submissive people
Submissive
Willing to submit without resistance to authority; deferent
Submissive
Abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant;
Slavish devotion to her job ruled her life
A slavish yes-man to the party bosses
She has become submissive and subservient
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