nonresistance

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: non=re=sis=tance

CIDE DICTIONARY

nonresistance, n. 

 The principles or practice of a nonresistant; passive obedience; submission to authority, power, oppression, or violence without opposition.  [1913 Webster]

THESAURUS

nonresistance

Eisenhower Doctrine, Monroe Doctrine, Nixon Doctrine, Quakerism, Truman Doctrine, a wise passiveness, acceptance, acquiescence, amenability, appeasement, assent, balance of power, brinkmanship, coexistence, colonialism, complaisance, compliance, compromise, consent, containment, contemplation, contemplative life, deference, detente, deterrence, diplomacy, diplomatic, diplomatics, do-nothing policy, do-nothingism, do-nothingness, dollar diplomacy, dollar imperialism, dormancy, expansionism, foreign affairs, foreign policy, good-neighbor policy, homage, humbleness, humility, idleness, immobility, imperialism, inaction, inactivity, indolence, inertia, inertness, internationalism, isolationism, kneeling, laissez-aller, laissez-faire, laissez-faireism, manifest destiny, meditation, meekness, militarism, nationalism, neocolonialism, neutralism, neutrality, neutralness, noninvolvement, nonopposal, nonopposition, nonparticipation, nonviolence, nonviolent resistance, obedience, obeisance, open door, open-door policy, pacifism, paralysis, passive resistance, passive self-annihilation, passiveness, passivism, passivity, peace offensive, peaceful coexistence, policy, preparedness, procrastination, quiescence, quietism, resignation, resignedness, shirt-sleeve diplomacy, shuttle diplomacy, spheres of influence, stagnancy, stagnation, standpattism, stasis, subjection, submission, submissiveness, submittal, supineness, the big stick, tough policy, uncomplainingness, vegetation, vita contemplativa, waiting game, watching and waiting, world politics, yielding

ROGET THESAURUS

nonresistance

Submission

N submission, yielding, nonresistance, obedience, surrender, cession, capitulation, resignation, backdown, obeisance, homage, kneeling, genuflexion, courtesy, curtsy, kowtow, prostration, surrendering, submissive, resigned, crouching, downtrodden, down on one's marrow bones, on one's bended knee, unresistant, unresisting, nonresisting, pliant, undefended, untenable, indefensible, humble, have it your own way, it can't be helped, amen, da locum melioribus, tempori parendum.

Obedience

N obedience, observance, compliance, submission, subjection, nonresistance, passiveness, resignation, allegiance, loyalty, fealty, homage, deference, devotion, constancy, fidelity, submissness, submissiveness, ductility, obsequiousness, obedient, complying, compliant, loyal, faithful, devoted, at one's call, at one's command, at one's orders, at one's beck and call, under beck and call, under control, restrainable, resigned, passive, submissive, henpecked, pliant, unresisted, obediently, in compliance with, in obedience to, to hear is to obey, as you please, if you please, your wish is my command, as you wish, no sooner said than done.