compliant
C1
adj
Freq #36328
Meanings
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1
adj
disposed or willing to comply
children compliant with the parental will
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2
adj
Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
The suspect was compliant when arrested.
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3
adj
Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.
The browser is standards-compliant.
Etymology
From comply + -ant.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
1
adj
· disposed or willing to comply
conformable
2
adj
· willing to comply;...
amenablebendingbiddablebowsomebuxomcomplaisantcompliantconformablecontrollabledocilegovernablehearsome
3
adj
· compatible with or...
commensuratecompatiblecompliantconformableconformantcongruentcongruousconsistentin linein stepproportionateuniform
Word family
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