SUBMITTED Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

submitted

verb

past tense of submit

as in succumbed

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 yielded

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 surrendered

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 submitted Two weeks later, a group of residents calling themselves the Hogg Hummock Community Ordinance Draft Coalition submitted an ordinance proposal. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026 During the post arrest investigation, the government submitted warrants for Lemon’s YouTube subscribers, which was rejected by a federal judge. — Luke Barr, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026 Of the 600 that submitted an application, 100 were asked to come to tryouts, and 40 were chosen for the Snowballs and the rival Rocket Squirrels. — Chris Placek, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 The union has submitted photographs, videos and worker testimony to Cal/OSHA, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and is urging state inspectors to investigate. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 Charging documents state that Uzarowski submitted invoices bearing the name of Shaw and Sons Amusements and what appeared to be a copy of a personal check made out to the company. — Joseph Debell, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026 When the various samples were submitted into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, investigators learned that the remains found in 2009 were a match with Smith and notified his family, authorities said. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026 Kline’s order noted his designation came after one of the town’s few residents submitted an application to have the town deemed abandoned. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026 Comments can be submitted online through this Monday, August 3. — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 31 July 2026

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The aftermath In many ways, Crowdpac succumbed to the inevitable.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Lifesaving measures were performed on-site, but Rebecca Marodi succumbed to her injuries.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026

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The return to form is all the more stunning given that book sales overall are barely rising, and Amazon, which nearly felled Barnes & Noble in the 2010s, is still a threat.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Each measures 500 square feet, with its walls, ceilings, and timber beams made from pine trees felled on site.

— Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

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