as in docile
readily giving in to the command or authority of another
that boy is so obedient that he does everything the first time he is asked
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Recent Examples of obedient
Hana must suppress her considerate and obedient nature or her destiny will be as dark as the solar eclipse.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 July 2025
Life will be much easier for the AI maker by forcing the AI to be fully obedient.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Today’s Republican Party is a bunch of weak, spineless cowards who cower in obedient terror at Trump’s feet.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2025
Catholics will remain formally obedient to one pope and one episcopal hierarchy.
—Massimo Faggioli, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2018
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 July 2025
Life will be much easier for the AI maker by forcing the AI to be fully obedient.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Today’s Republican Party is a bunch of weak, spineless cowards who cower in obedient terror at Trump’s feet.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2025
Catholics will remain formally obedient to one pope and one episcopal hierarchy.
—Massimo Faggioli, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obedient
Adjective
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However, because the animals' natural habitats share some overlap and both have similarly docile dispositions, zoos often group howlers and capybaras together.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
3 Oct. 2025
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This is a treat that many wee Britons had on Fridays to keep them docile all week.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And the movement could never be as iconic as Sergio Busquets’ submissive touch, pause and guide for Lionel Messi to embark on one of the best solo goals ever seen in the 2011 El Clasico semi-final at the Bernabeu.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Jason Ardizzone-West’s set is a predictable slick white box, its blank surfaces submissive to the constant barrage of Brad Peterson’s video projections.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Some exceptions are expected to be included in the rule concerning avoiding conflict with appraisal requirements or other state laws,, including if the award was made without authority, is not compliant with the appraisal provision, or if fraud, accident, or a material mistake was involved.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Evers administration must continue to be rated as substantially compliant in the monitor reports in order to persuade Peterson to drop the consent decree.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Advertisers can use biddable automation to buy ads in real-time against live programming, which is especially critical for live sports.—
Sara Fischer,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
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Disney is boosting its advertising capabilities for live events, with third-party partnerships, a new certification program for live sports and entertainment as well as biddable deals for live sports.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2025
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In the after-hours, the black faille number styled with a silky lime-green tank top was at once restrained and opulent, just great for a night out.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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In practice, despite his rhetoric, Israel’s longest serving prime minister’s security policy was widely seen as cautious and relatively restrained, even derided as cowardly by political rivals, who also mocked his inability to make decisive moves.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Is this suit more conformable than the costume from Revenge of the Sith?—
Ryan Parker,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 June 2022
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Parker details that after a few meetings and sample swapping with the agency, Macy’s picked up her collection and the pair have dedicated its mission to approach size inclusive fashion in a fun yet conformable way.—
Nandi Howard,
Essence,
18 May 2021
Adjective
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Until recently, their goal has been to attack the more tractable pure delivery market with a custom delivery robot about half the size of traditional cars.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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These prove out Fielder’s intuition that aviation safety depends on candid cockpit conversation, a particularly high-stakes—and, crucially, perhaps tractable—example of Fielder’s over-all preoccupation with the fear and anxiety that inhibits genuine communication.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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The official described the idea that Trump may be amenable to accepting Democrats’ full list of demands as wishful thinking from the opposing party.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Sigamani said an amenable solution for such a mistake often could be negotiated in the past with the Department of Homeland Security, but apparently not this time.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Obedient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obedient. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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