Rebellious vs. Submissive — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Rebellious and Submissive
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Rebellious
Prone to or participating in a rebellion
Rebellious army officers.
Submissive
Inclined or willing to submit.
Rebellious
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a rebel or rebellion
Rebellious activity has diminished in the province.
Submissive
Obedient or passive.
Rebellious
Characterized by or expressing resistance to or defiance of authority or convention
A rebellious teenager.
A rebellious artistic movement.
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Submissive
(BDSM) One who submits to a dominant partner in BDSM practices.
Rebellious
Resistant to treatment or adjustment
"battled with characteristically rebellious plumbing" (Isabella Tree).
Submissive
(rare) One who submits.
Rebellious
Showing rebellion.
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.
Rebellious
Engaged in rebellion; disposed to rebel; of the nature of rebels or of rebellion; resisting government or lawful authority by force.
Submissive
Showing a readiness to submit; expressing submission; as, a submissive demeanor.
With a submissive step I hasted down.
Rebellious
Resisting control or authority;
Temperamentally rebellious
A rebellious crew
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
Rebellious
Discontented as toward authority
Submissive
Willing to submit without resistance to authority; deferent
Rebellious
Participating in organized resistance to a constituted government;
The rebelling confederacy
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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