compliance

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /kəmˈplaɪ.əns/ See IPA manual

Freq #22178

Meanings

1

noun
The act of obeying a rule, law, or official standard.

The factory was shut down for failing to be in compliance with safety regulations.
2

noun
A tendency to agree with or give in to what others want.

Her quick compliance with every demand worried her friends.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of obeying a rule,... abidance

2 noun · a tendency to agree with or... complaisance deference obligingness submission

More compliancy

Opposites

non-compliancenoncomplianceviolation

Word family

Forms compliances

Derived forms discompliancehypercomplianceincomplianceovercompliancerecomplianceuncomplianceundercompliance

Related forms compliant conformance

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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full compliance
Complete adherence to the rules or requirements that apply.

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From comply + -ance.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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# compliance

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kəmˈplaɪ.əns/
**Frequency rank:** 22178

## Meanings
1. The act of obeying a rule, law, or official standard.
2. A tendency to agree with or give in to what others want.

## Examples
- The factory was shut down for failing to be in compliance with safety regulations.
- Her quick compliance with every demand worried her friends.

## Synonyms
- compliancy

## Antonyms
- non-compliance
- noncompliance
- violation

## Derived Forms
- discompliance
- hypercompliance
- incompliance
- overcompliance
- recompliance
- uncompliance
- undercompliance

## Related Forms
- compliant
- conformance

## Etymology
From comply + -ance.

## AI Etymology
Compliance is from comply + -ance. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean the act of obeying a rule, law, or official standard, or a tendency to agree with or give in to what others want. Related forms include compliant, conformance. Derived formations include discompliance, hypercompliance, incompliance, overcompliance, recompliance.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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