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

In addition to being compliant, brands are seeking materials that best suit their products, supply chains and overall sustainability goals. — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 30 July 2026

Lazio’s deal with Polymarket, which is unlicensed by Italy’s customs, excises and monopolies agency, is compliant under the same criteria. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 28 July 2026

That provision of state law allows qualifying housing developments to bypass local zoning restrictions in cities without compliant housing plans. — Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 27 July 2026

Canada, placed in the lower 10% tier with an exemption for USMCA-compliant goods, struck the mildest tone. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 July 2026