compliant.

1. Willing to follow a request, rule, or instruction.

2. Able to deform or give way readily under an applied force.

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Words that belong together

• compliant pupil
• compliant response

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The compliant pupil surrendered the note without an argument.

Her compliant response surprised him after yesterday's resistance.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Comparative more compliant; superlative most compliant where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.