Synonyms of compliance

compliance

noun

kəm-ˈplī-ən(t)s 

1

as in obedience

a readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others

a strong-willed pop star who is not known for her compliance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obedience
• compliancy
• acquiescence
• deference
• submissiveness
• assent
• docility
• biddability
• humoring
• acceptance
• consent
• subservience
• conformity
• complaisance
• receptivity
• receptiveness
• surrender
• servility
• obsequiousness
• subserviency
• slavishness
• amenability
• amiability
• friendliness
• submission
• capitulation
• cooperativeness
• indulgence
• sociability
• cordiality
• affability
• geniality
• good-naturedness
• congeniality
• amicability

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defiance
• disobedience
• hostility
• recalcitrance
• intractability
• animosity
• enmity
• ill will
• antipathy

2

as in submission

a bending to the authority or control of another

an administrator who demands prompt and unquestioning compliance from subordinates

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obedience
• submission
• conformity
• subordination
• surrender
• submissiveness
• acquiescence
• discipline
• tractability
• capitulation
• suppression
• amenability
• deference
• agreeability
• subservience
• yielding
• obeisance
• repression
• restraint
• obsequiousness
• docility
• humility
• dutifulness
• meekness
• trainability
• modesty
• abidance
• inhibition
• subserviency
• servility
• control
• teachableness
• tractableness
• order
• slavishness
• subordinateness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• noncompliance
• disobedience
• rebellion
• defiance
• insubordination
• recalcitrance
• willfulness
• refractoriness
• intractability
• contumacy
• rebelliousness
• unruliness
• waywardness
• noncooperation
• contrariness
• self-will
• revolt
• disrespect
• outbreak
• insurrection
• recusancy
• insolence
• rudeness
• impudence
• insurgency
• mutiny
• balkiness
• obstreperousness
• frowardness
• perversity
• obstinacy
• stubbornness
• rebelling
• misbehavior
• insurgence
• dissent
• pigheadedness
• naughtiness
• hardheadedness
• mischievousness
• dissidence
• mulishness
• obstinateness
• mutinousness

3

as in adherence

the following of a custom, rule, or law

compliance with the statute was far from universal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adherence
• conformance
• conformity
• observation
• observance
• obedience
• keeping
• abidance
• respect
• deference
• acquiescence
• submission
• surrender
• regard
• attendance
• upholding
• accession
• attention
• honor
• heed
• notice

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• violation
• breach
• infringement
• infraction
• contravention
• transgression
• trespass
• disregard
• ignoring
• neglect
• delinquency
• nonobservance
• forgetting
• offense
• challenge
• sin
• dereliction
• defiance
• rebellion
• wrong
• brush-off
• overlooking
• flouting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of compliance

Paxton’s office also secured an agreement with the Dallas Independent School District requiring compliance with the state’s girls’ sports law. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Optimizing that energy with a layer of intelligent energy optimization software and meeting compliance and safety standards are a must. — Ray Fernandez, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

For 3PLs operating in healthcare, pharmaceutical distribution, or high-value retail delivery, that consistency may also help businesses meet applicable compliance requirements. — William Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026

That includes making initial determinations about compliance with the injunction, as Nexstar wants, or if those ruling should still be left to the judge, Troy Nunley, as the state AGs and DirecTV want. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026