as in obedient
readily giving in to the command or authority of another
a corrupt regime aided by a compliant press
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Recent Examples of compliant
Accessibility and Sustainability Colony Club has one ADA-compliant guest room.
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Kate Van Dyke, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Admittedly, while equally compliant on public roads, the GTD is a lot less happy at lower speeds, and the same will hold for you.
—Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
Boyles said the neighbors were compliant and understood.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
They’re designed to also be compliant in Europe and Asia.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
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Kate Van Dyke, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Admittedly, while equally compliant on public roads, the GTD is a lot less happy at lower speeds, and the same will hold for you.
—Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
Boyles said the neighbors were compliant and understood.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
They’re designed to also be compliant in Europe and Asia.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for compliant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compliant
obedient
Adjective
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The obedient Tessa has been tasked with capturing the Kalisk and bringing it back to the Weyland-Yutani corporation.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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Back home, Judomaster was as obedient to authority as Chris is.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Compliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compliant. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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