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capitulation, relinquishment, surrender—more at SURRENDER

sub·mis·sive adjective : submitting to others

Synonyms

amenable, compliant, conformable, docile, obedient, tractable—more at OBEDIENT

sub·mit verb sub·mit·ted; sub·mit·ting 1 : to commit to the discretion or decision of another or of others

2 : to yield oneself to the authority or will of another : SURRENDER

3 : to put forward as an opinion

Synonyms

[1, 2] bow, budge, capitulate, concede, give in, knuckle under, quit, succumb, surrender, yield—more at YIELD

sub·nor·mal adjective : falling below what is normal; also : having less of something and esp. intelligence than is normal

— sub·nor·mal·i·ty noun

sub·or·bit·al adjective : being or involving less than one orbit

1subordinate adjective 1 : of lower class or rank

2 : INFERIOR

3 : submissive to authority

4 : subordinated to other elements in a sentence <~ clause>

Synonyms

inferior, junior, less, lesser, lower, minor, under—more at LESSER

2subordinate noun : one that is subordinate

Synonyms

inferior, junior, underling—more at UNDERLING

3subordinate verb -nat·ed; -nat·ing 1 : to place in a lower rank or class

2 : SUBDUE

sub·or·di·na·tion noun 1 : the act of subordinating (as by making secondary or subject)

2 : the quality or state of being subordinate to authority : obedient submission

Synonyms

compliance, conformity, obedience, observance, submission—more at OBEDIENCE

sub·orn verb 1 : to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing

2 : to induce to commit perjury

— sub·or·na·tion noun

1subpoena noun [ORIGIN: ME suppena, fr. L sub poena under penalty]

: a writ commanding the person named in it to attend court under penalty for failure to do so

2subpoena verb -naed; -na·ing : to summon with a subpoena

sub–Sa·ha·ran adjective : of, relating to, or being the part of Africa south of the Sahara

sub·scribe verb sub·scribed; sub·scrib·ing 1 : to sign one's name to a document

2 : to give consent by or as if by signing one's name

3 : to promise to contribute by signing one's name with the amount promised

4 : to place an order by signing

5 : to receive a periodical or service regularly on order

6 : to feel favorably disposed : FAVOR

— sub·scrib·er noun

Synonyms

usually subscribe to accept, approve, care, countenance, favor, OK

sub·script noun : a symbol (as a letter or number) immediately below or below and to the right or left of another written character

— subscript adjective

sub·scrip·tion noun 1 : the act of subscribing : SIGNATURE

2 : a purchase by signed order

sub·se·quent adjective : following after : SUCCEEDING

Synonyms

after, later, posterior; also behind, belated, delayed, late, slow; eventual, last, ultimate; following

Antonyms

antecedent, anterior, fore, precedent, preceding, previous, prior

sub·se·quent·ly adverb : in a subsequent manner

Synonyms

after, afterward, later, thereafter—more at AFTER

sub·ser·vi·ence noun 1 : a subordinate place or condition

2 : SERVILITY

— sub·ser·vi·en·cy noun

— sub·ser·vi·ent adjective

sub·set noun : a set each of whose elements is an element of an inclusive set

sub·side verb sub·sid·ed; sub·sid·ing [ORIGIN: L subsidere, fr. sub- under + sidere to sit down, sink]

1 : to settle to the bottom of a liquid

2 : to tend downward : DESCEND

3 : SINK, SUBMERGE

4 : to become quiet and tranquil

— sub·sid·ence noun

Synonyms

abate, de-escalate, decline, decrease, die, diminish, dwindle, ebb, fall, lessen, let up, lower, moderate, recede, relent, shrink, taper, wane—more at DECREASE

1subsidiary adjective 1 : furnishing aid or support

2 : of secondary importance

3 : of or relating to a subsidy

2subsidiary noun, plural -iar·ies : one that is subsidiary; especially : a company controlled by another

sub·si·dise British variant of SUBSIDIZE

sub·si·dize verb -dized; -diz·ing : to aid or furnish with a subsidy

Synonyms

capitalize, endow, finance, fund, stake, underwrite—more at FINANCE

sub·si·dy noun, plural -dies