compliant

comparative more compliant · superlative most compliant

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

   Tendon is compliant compared to bone.

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   The suspect was compliant when arrested.

   Synonyms: yielding, bending, pliant, supple, conformable, amenable, biddable, complaisant · Antonyms: assertive, incompliant, non-compliant, noncompliant

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

   The browser is standards-compliant.

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   The workplace is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

   Station capacity in London, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam remains a thorny issue, as does obtaining suitable Channel Tunnel-compliant trains.

   2025 April 16, Ben Jones, “An opening for international high-speed competition”, in RAIL, number 1033, page 13

   Synonyms: conformant, in line, commensurate, compatible, conformable, conformant, congruent, congruous · Antonyms: contradictory, incompliant, non-compliant, noncompliant

3. Deforming under pressure; yielding.