subservient vs submissive

subservient and submissive both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
subservient	No	Yes	No	No
submissive	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, subservient and submissive are synonyms defined as:

subservient and submissive: abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant

Other synonyms of subservient include slavish.

subservient (adjective)	submissive (adjective)
serving or acting as a means or aid	inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination
abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant	abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant
compliant and obedient to authority