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 To date, patrons of the Central Arkansas Library System have submitted reconsideration requests only rarely. — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026 The team submitted a referral to Valley Oasis, a provider of trauma and homeless services and housing, a spokesman for the county Department of Homeless Services and Housing said. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Authorities said community members submitted numerous tips, videos and photos through the FBI’s digital media tip line. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026 Only voters whose information is submitted by states would be allowed to receive and return mail-in ballots. — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Now, artists are allowed to be submitted in the category a maximum of four times, one more than the previous ceiling. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026 The joint statement approving Georgia Power’s contract to serve OpenAI was signed by the Georgia Public Service Commission staff and the utility and submitted to the PSC on Wednesday afternoon. — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 27 Aug. 2026 What also rang true for me was the way that, in the course of the season, Deborah said no to so many of the ideas her writers had supposedly submitted. — Merrill Markoe, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026 But eight years after it was formally submitted to CCAMLR, member nations have still not reached the consensus required to adopt it. — Kim S. Bernard, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026

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One of the most famously arid national landmarks succumbed to deadly flash flooding over the weekend, leaving at least one person dead and more than a dozen unaccounted for as more rain could lash Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona on Monday.

— Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Latchford succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the crash, the release said.

— Aaron Valdez, Fox 19 Cincinnati, 27 Aug. 2026

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Of 918 dogs documented as transferred or surrendered to Miranda’s Rescue between January 2025 and April 2026, 731 remained unaccounted for.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
In an affidavit, a police officer reported that some residents learned to carry two wallets, one with a few dollars that could be surrendered when a gang member stuck a gun in their face, and the other with the rest of their money.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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Rincker, a German immigrant, was known for casting the bell that hung from the first Cook County Courthouse, which was felled by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Frightened that she may be plagued by the same mental illness that felled her mom, Gemma stubbornly refuses to believe anything is wrong.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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Curry joined the cast when the show bowed in Chicago in 2004, and his three-year stint also included a stop in London.

— Lisa de los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
The Muppets have bowed in various formats over the years (films, TV specials and even the World Cup Final halftime show this summer).

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

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