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

Gathering the necessary data might be the most time-consuming step, according to Gupta and Likens, since the data being used to train the AI must be compliant with data privacy laws. —Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025

Tiedowns and a recovery board storage system as well as DOT-compliant specialized lighting (light bars, fog lamps, camp lighting) were also added. —New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2025

Non-compliant firms, such as Emirates Global Aluminium, have seen licenses withdrawn. —Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025

The letter came in response to a September argument from the CPSC that the launching of a new rule-compliant product undermined the argument that the rule was unreasonable. —MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025