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amenable

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of amenable

1 having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action)

whatever you decide to do, Iʼm amenable—just let me know

Synonyms of amenable

disposed, fain, game, glad, inclined, minded, ready, willing

Words Related to amenable

predisposed, prone

accommodating, agreeable, compliant, cooperative, obedient, obliging, submissive

favorable, receptive

prepared, prompt, quick, responsive, swift

desirous, eager, enthused, enthusiastic, excited

Near Antonyms of amenable

averse, loath (also loth), reluctant, reticent

Antonyms of amenable

disinclined, unamenable, unwilling

2 readily giving in to the command or authority of another

our normally balky cat becomes the most amenable of creatures when confronted with the strange environment of the veterinary clinic

Synonyms of amenable

biddable, compliant, conformable, docile, law-abiding, obedient, submissive, tractable

Words Related to amenable

acquiescent, agreeable, amiable, duteous, dutiful, obliging, placable

soft, surrendering, yielding

fawning, kowtowing, obeisant, obsequious, servile, slavish, subordinate, subservient

decorous, disciplined, mannerly, orderly

constrained, curbed, inhibited, repressed, restrained

controllable, disciplinable, governable, handleable, manageable, tame, teachable, tractable, trainable

gentle, meek, mild

Near Antonyms of amenable

insurgent, mutinous

dogged, hardheaded, headstrong, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, peevish, pigheaded, self-willed, stubborn, unyielding

uncontrollable, unmanageable, wild

balky, defiant, perverse, resistant

bad, disorderly, errant, misbehaving, mischievous, naughty

ill-bred, undisciplined

dissident, nonconformist

disrespectful, ill-mannered, impolite, impudent, insolent, rude

Antonyms of amenable

balky, contrary, contumacious, defiant, disobedient, froward, incompliant, insubordinate, intractable, noncompliant, obstreperous, rebel, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, restive, unamenable, ungovernable, unruly, untoward, wayward, willful (or wilful)

3 being the one who must meet an obligation or suffer the consequences for failing to do so

even our nation's highest leaders must remain amenable to the law

Synonyms of amenable

accountable, answerable, liable, responsible

Words Related to amenable

beholden, indebted, obligated, obliged

Near Antonyms of amenable

Antonyms of amenable

irresponsible, nonaccountable, unaccountable

Synonym Discussion of amenable

responsible, answerable, accountable, amenable, liable mean subject to being held to account. responsible implies holding a specific office, duty, or trust.

- the bureau responsible for revenue collection

answerable suggests a relation between one having a moral or legal obligation and a court or other authority charged with oversight of its observance.

- an intelligence agency answerable to Congress

accountable suggests imminence of retribution for unfulfilled trust or violated obligation.

- elected officials are accountable to the voters

amenable and liable stress the fact of subjection to review, censure, or control by a designated authority under certain conditions.

- laws are amenable to judicial review
- not liable for the debts of the former spouse

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