docility

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for docility
Noun
  • Dachshunds, originally bred to hunt, are bold and curious, often prioritizing scent over obedience.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The dogs' puppy raisers are volunteers who will spend the next 16 or so months socializing the puppies, teaching the dogs basic obedience, and providing them with a healthy diet, so the canines are prepared for more specialized service dog training in the future.
    Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In Killers of the Flower Moon, his Ernest Burkhart starts off as a mopey, weak-minded World War One veteran, eager to do anything for his godfather uncle (Robert De Niro), but there’s still a certain likability to his dim-bulb submissiveness.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Supreme Court has seen this before The ruling in Harvard’s favor follows a long legal tradition of Supreme Court rulings that bar the government from demanding ideological acquiescence in exchange for support.
    Stephanie A, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Yet, the lesson of the Voting Rights Act is that the response to these setbacks isn’t despair or acquiescence.
    Time, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Docility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docility. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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