complying 1 of 2

adjective

as in compliant

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complying

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verb

present participle of comply
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as in deferring

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as in conforming

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complying
  1. compliant
  2. deferring
  3. conforming
  4. obedient
  5. consenting
  6. acting
  7. subordinate
  8. acceding
Adjective
  • Legal experts have questioned whether the measure is compliant with existing state law.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Meaning a property that’s fully compliant in one market can be out of compliance in another.
    — Anthony Paganucci, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of compliant
Verb
  • Millvale officials said the borough previously kept tax rates low in part by deferring necessary maintenance on buildings, ending its paving program and relying on emergency savings and other funds.
    — Jessica Riley, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • But analysts said that the order may only end up deferring those payments rather than removing them entirely.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of deferring
Verb
  • Here is a map and table with the conforming loan limits by county for 2026.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than conforming to what others — especially her brothers — expect of her, Red Jacob urges Ellen to play to her own unique strengths.
    — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of conforming
Adjective
  • The Attorney General, Todd Blanche, is an obedient Tom Hagen.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Reflecting on her obedient past as a child actor, Panettiere told THR that that pressure ultimately took a toll on her.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of obedient
Verb
  • User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of Getty Images License Agreement.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Back to basics on The Daily Show Not to wax nostalgic, but back in my day, The Daily Show was mostly a cavalcade of weirdos consenting to be filmed while comedians played right in their face.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of consenting
Verb
  • The deal comes as Druski, the stage name of Drew Desbordes, has cemented himself as one of the biggest crossover stars of the creator economy, having appeared in commercials and acting roles (Grown-ish, Praise This) along with hosting gigs.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Filguerias was likely acting as the pilot monitoring, rather than the pilot flying.
    — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of acting
Adjective
  • Auburn’s Board actions should serve as an early warning about what happens when expertise becomes subordinate to power.
    — Beth Davis Sramek, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Like the East India Companies and the Rothschild banks, which were ultimately subordinate to the governments of the metropole, frontier labs have been granted extraordinary latitude in exchange for advancing the metropole’s position.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of subordinate
Verb
  • Which would entail the young girl acceding to a reality in which women sometimes deserved to be tortured to death.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Despite all of this potential economic turmoil on the Canadian side, Carney still concluded that at the end of the day, the cost of acceding to Washington’s extravagant demands was higher than the cost of job losses and strain on a key industry.
    — Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of acceding
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