as in obedient
readily giving in to the command or authority of another
a corrupt regime aided by a compliant press
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Recent Examples of compliant
Here’s the truth: Your accountant might keep you compliant.
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Kyle Hollenbeck, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Some students are now reconsidering plans to remain in the U.S., while others are adjusting future plans to avoid travel and stay compliant, The Associated Press reported.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Our sites are fully RTA compliant as rated by the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP), and are strictly reserved for those of legal age only.
—ArsTechnica, 27 May 2025
Some children instead become: Overly compliant Perfectionistic Eager to please
What to make of these behaviors?
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 27 May 2025
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Kyle Hollenbeck, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Some students are now reconsidering plans to remain in the U.S., while others are adjusting future plans to avoid travel and stay compliant, The Associated Press reported.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Our sites are fully RTA compliant as rated by the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP), and are strictly reserved for those of legal age only.
—ArsTechnica, 27 May 2025
Some children instead become: Overly compliant Perfectionistic Eager to please
What to make of these behaviors?
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for compliant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compliant
obedient
Adjective
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Those who tend to favor obedient children are scored as having more authoritarian views.—
Adam Eichen,
The Conversation,
11 June 2025
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They’re done being obedient to an archaic and broken system.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2024
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“Compliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compliant. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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