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
- 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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