compliant
adjective
com·pli·ant
kəm-ˈplī-ənt 
1
: ready or disposed to comply : submissive
a corrupt regime aided by a compliant press
was compliant and eager to please
2
: conforming to requirements
compliant software
compliantly
adverb
Examples of compliant in a Sentence
I asked him for a favor, and he was compliant.
The student's shirt was not compliant with the school's dress code.
The software is compliant with the latest standards.
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Venezuela after Maduro is a template that could be exported across the globe, allowing Washington to oversee compliant authoritarian regimes while ignoring the erosion of democracy.
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Boris Muñoz, Time, 3 Apr. 2026
The fort was secured, and Farrukhsiyar was replaced by another more compliant ruler, Rafi-ud-Darajat.
—Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Even among ships that are compliant with sanctions, such as Greek bulk carrier cargo ships that have transited the strait, most have some ties to Iran.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
The fourth mode, force‑compliant drawing, tested force feedback and compliant control.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
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Boris Muñoz, Time, 3 Apr. 2026
The fort was secured, and Farrukhsiyar was replaced by another more compliant ruler, Rafi-ud-Darajat.
—Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Even among ships that are compliant with sanctions, such as Greek bulk carrier cargo ships that have transited the strait, most have some ties to Iran.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
The fourth mode, force‑compliant drawing, tested force feedback and compliant control.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for compliant
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“Compliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compliant. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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compliant
adjective
com·pli·ant
kəm-ˈplī-ənt
: ready or willing to comply : submissive
compliantly
adverb
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