compliant
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compliant
- /kəmˈplʌɪənt/ UK
- /kəmˈplaɪənt/ US
Rhymes with -aɪənt
adjective more compliant · most compliant
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Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
The suspect was compliant when arrested.
Similar: yielding, bending, pliant, supple, conformable, amenable, biddable, complaisant, compliant, controllable, docile, governable · Opposite: assertive, incompliant, non-compliant, noncompliant
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Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.
The browser is standards-compliant.
Similar: conformant, in line, commensurate, compatible, compliant, conformable, congruent, congruous, consistent, in step, proportionate, uniform · Opposite: contradictory, incompliant, non-compliant, noncompliant
- Deforming under pressure; yielding.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: biddable, acquiescent, amenable, obliging, yielding, obedient, willing, submissive, lamblike, soft, meek, spiritless, nonresistant, complying, comply, docile
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adj willing to comply
| Español | cumplidor, cumpliente, acatante, ateniente, atenido |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 順從的 /顺从的 |
| Português | cooperante |
| Français | docile, obéissant, accommodant |
| Deutsch | entgegenkommend, fügsam, gefällig, gefügig, nachgiebig |
| Română | cooperant, maleabil |
| Русский | послу́шный poslúšnyj |
adj compatible with or following guidelines
| Español | conforme [a/con], en orden [con], cumpliente [con], acorde [a/con], cónsono [con], cónsone [con] |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 適應的 /适应的 |
| Português | conforme |
| Français | conforme |
| Deutsch | den Auflagen entsprechen, die Auflagen erfüllen |
| Italiano | conforme |
| Русский | согласованный soglasovannyj |
Talk about this word "compliant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/compliant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. compliant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/compliant "compliant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/compliant.Cite this
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