Synonyms of compliant

compliant

adjective

kəm-ˈplī-ənt 

as in obedient

readily giving in to the command or authority of another

a corrupt regime aided by a compliant press

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obedient
• docile
• submissive
• restrained
• conformable
• tractable
• amenable
• biddable
• soft
• gentle
• controllable
• decorous
• meek
• law-abiding
• acquiescent
• repressed
• dutiful
• tame
• obliging
• subordinate
• amiable
• agreeable
• governable
• servile
• subservient
• obsequious
• manageable
• disciplined
• constrained
• yielding
• orderly
• slavish
• surrendering
• fawning
• mannerly
• mild
• duteous
• placable
• obeisant
• inhibited
• trainable
• teachable
• kowtowing
• handleable
• disciplinable
• curbed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• noncompliant
• defiant
• refractory
• contrary
• willful
• recalcitrant
• rebellious
• unruly
• disobedient
• intractable
• wayward
• obstreperous
• insubordinate
• restive
• contumacious
• ungovernable
• stubborn
• rebel
• balky
• mutinous
• untoward
• resistant
• obstinate
• insurgent
• unyielding
• obdurate
• wild
• incompliant
• headstrong
• peevish
• unmanageable
• uncontrollable
• defiant
• dogged
• hardheaded
• mulish
• unamenable
• perverse
• bad
• froward
• naughty
• disorderly
• mischievous
• balky
• errant
• pigheaded
• undisciplined
• self-willed
• dissident
• insolent
• impudent
• nonconformist
• rude
• disrespectful
• misbehaving
• impolite
• ill-bred
• ill-mannered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of compliant

Kamyshin told Williams that Ukraine is compliant with European Union recommendations on the use of autonomous lethal weapons systems. —Will Croxton, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026

Steering is straightforward, the suspension is compliant, and overall ride quality is comfortable. —New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026

Ohio State spokesperson Benjamin Johnson said the school is compliant with state and federal regulations and legal rulings regarding admissions. —Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026

City officials said law enforcement had started pulling over non-compliant truckers, and Vantage removed some drivers from the project who were jake breaking or causing complaints. —Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2026