compliant
adjective
com·pli·ant
kəm-ˈplī-ənt 
1
: ready or disposed to comply : submissive
a corrupt regime aided by a compliant press
was compliant and eager to please
2
: conforming to requirements
compliant software
compliantly
adverb
Examples of compliant in a Sentence
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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The agency released video footage showing Coast Guard vehicles and a helicopter pursuing the non-compliant vessel, disabling it before seizing the illicit cargo.
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
The main advantage of compliant mechanisms is to reduce the mechanical complexity and to achieve more robust mechanisms.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2025
Accessibility and Sustainability There is one ADA-compliant guest room; contact the hotel to book.
—Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025
Between the program’s start and the summer of 2024, a total of 823 businesses were inspected — 64% were not compliant with heat protections like access to shade, water, rest and worker training.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 3 Dec. 2025
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
The main advantage of compliant mechanisms is to reduce the mechanical complexity and to achieve more robust mechanisms.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2025
Accessibility and Sustainability There is one ADA-compliant guest room; contact the hotel to book.
—Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025
Between the program’s start and the summer of 2024, a total of 823 businesses were inspected — 64% were not compliant with heat protections like access to shade, water, rest and worker training.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 3 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for compliant
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“Compliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compliant. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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compliant
adjective
com·pli·ant
kəm-ˈplī-ənt
: ready or willing to comply : submissive
compliantly
adverb
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