The difference between Obedient and Submissive

When used as adjectives, obedient means willing to comply with the , orders, or of those in authority, whereas submissive means meekly obedient or passive.

Submissive is also noun with the meaning: one who submits to a dominant partner in sexual practices.

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  1. Obedient as an adjective:

    Willing to comply with the , orders, or of those in authority.

    Examples:

    "Jessica was so intensely obedient of her parents that her brother sometimes thought she was a robot."

  1. Submissive as an adjective:

    Meekly obedient or passive.

  1. Submissive as a noun (BDSM):

    One who submits to a dominant partner in sexual practices.

  2. Submissive as a noun (rare):

    One who submits.

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