ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Compliant

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /kəmˈplʌɪənt/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Compliant is an adjective meaning Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.

Meaning

Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.

More Meanings

  1. Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.

Example Sentences

The browser is standards-compliant.
Tendon is compliant compared to bone.
The suspect was compliant when arrested.
The workplace is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Synonyms for compliant

Depending on context, synonyms include yielding, bending, pliant, supple, conformable, amenable.

Antonyms for compliant

Common opposites include assertive, incompliant, non-compliant, noncompliant, contradictory.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include biddable, acquiescent, amenable, obliging, yielding, obedient.

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