Definition of compliant
- a corrupt regime aided by a compliant press
- was compliant and eager to please
- compliant software
I asked him for a favor, and he was compliant.
The student's shirt was not compliant with the school's dress code.
The software is compliant with the latest standards.
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First Known Use: 1642
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearamenable, biddable, conformable, docile, law-abiding, obedient, submissive, tractable;
balky, contrary, defiant, disobedient, froward, incompliant, insubordinate, intractable, noncompliant, obstreperous, rebel, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, restive, unamenable, ungovernable, unruly, untoward, wayward, willful (or wilful);
dogged, hardheaded, headstrong, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, peevish, pigheaded, self-willed, stubborn, unyielding;
uncontrollable, unmanageable, wild;
disorderly, errant, misbehaving, mischievous, naughty;
disrespectful, ill-mannered, impolite, impudent, insolent, rude;
acquiescent, agreeable, amiable, dutiful, obliging, placable;
fawning, kowtowing, obeisant, obsequious, servile, slavish, subordinate, subservient;
decorous, disciplined, mannerly, orderly;
controllable, disciplinable, governable, handleable, manageable, tame, teachable, trainable;
: willing to do whatever you are asked or ordered to do : ready and willing to comply
: agreeing with a set of rules, standards, or requirements
See words that rhyme with compliant Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for compliant Spanish Central: Translation of compliant Nglish: Translation of compliant for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of compliant for Arabic speakers
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