compliant

(kəm-plī'ənt)
adj.
Disposed or willing to comply; submissive.

compliantly com·pli'ant·ly adv.

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adjective

Willing to carry out the wishes of others: amenable, biddable, conformable, docile, obedient, submissive, supple, tractable. See resist/yield.

adj

Definition: acquiescent
Antonyms: recalcitrant

IN BRIEF: Agreeable; willing to yield.

Noreen had always been compliant with her employer's wishes.

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For a list of words related to compliant, see:

• Submissive, Uncertain, or Tentative
• Giving, Trusting, Innocent, or Generous

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See words rhyming with "compliant."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - eftergivende, føjelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
gehoorzaam, meegaand, onderdanig

Français (French)
adj. - complaisant, accommodant, servile (péj)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - entgegenkommend, unterwürfig, nachgiebig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ενδοτικός, υποχωρητικός, συμμορφούμενος, ευπειθής

Italiano (Italian)
arrendevole, docile, accondiscendente, compiacente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - condescendente, obediente

Русский (Russian)
покорный, уступчивый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - dócil, sumiso, acomodaticio

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - eftergiven

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
顺从的, 适应的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 順從的, 適應的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 유순한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 従順な, 素直な, 人の言いなりになる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) خاضع, مذعن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נכנע, מסכים‬

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