adj
Meaning 1
Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The suspect was compliant when arrested.
- Tendon is compliant compared to bone.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: yielding, bending, pliant, supple, conformable, amenable, biddable, complaisant, compliant, controllable, docile, governable, indulgent, manageable, maniable, meek, passive, rulable, tractable, bowsome, buxom, hearsome, morigerous, obedible, obedient, obsequent, obsequious, tall, toward
Antonyms: assertive, incompliant, non-compliant, noncompliant