placable

Definition of placablenext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placable
Adjective
  • The idea, from the very beginning, was to ease viewers into a new day with amiable hosts who covered the news, cracked jokes and fit right into viewers’ at-home routines.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
  • But the Palisades fire, which destroyed thousands of homes and left 12 people dead, showed things weren’t always amiable behind the scenes.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Sean McVay, who also collaborates with the agreeable Snead on the roster, coaches the team.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • In preparation for her assignations with Pat at locations in the city agreeable to him, Isabel pays careful attention to her personal style and dress.
    Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Harada, reprising her role from the Apple Original series, plays Florence Menlove, the oblivious and dutiful wife of Mayor Menlove.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Teddy, meanwhile, has gone all in on his devotion to Jonathan, while still playing the dutiful son for Roper.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Plentiful staff are ever-present and always obliging, without being obsequious.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The response to the investigation was swift and largely obliging.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • That amendment had been made a dead letter by Jim Crow state legislatures and an acquiescent Supreme Court.
    Robert D. Bland, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
  • As the right rises, Trump puts enemies on notice The Trump administration’s attack on Venezuela extends its broader crusade to assemble a column of allied — or at least acquiescent — governments in Latin America, sailing with the political winds blowing in much of the region.
    Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • New groups have sprouted, and protests have penetrated formerly docile suburbs.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
  • After implanting him with the device, a now docile Hank reveals that he's already released implanted people into the Wasteland — and that they've been given instructions.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Lord John and Claire check up on Henry (Harry Jarvis), who is doing very well, thanks to Mercy’s (Gloria Obianyo) duteous care.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The administrator in him favors the long view; the duteous building of a team over the course of years.
    John Altavilla, courant.com, 12 May 2017
Adjective
  • The audience would do well to stay attuned to this goal — and how obedient Nat is willing to be.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The Intelligence Age doesn’t require obedient workers.
    Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Placable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placable. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.

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