compliant
Syllables: com·pli·ant/kəmˈplʌɪənt/US/kəmˈplaɪənt/
compliant adjective: willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
Adjective
compliant (comparative more compliant, superlative most compliant)
- Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
- The suspect was compliant when arrested.
- Tendon is compliant compared to bone.
- Synonyms:
- yielding, bending, pliant, supple, conformable, amenable, biddable, complaisant, controllable, docile
- Antonyms:
- assertive, incompliant, non-compliant, noncompliant
- Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.
- The browser is standards-compliant.
- The workplace is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- Synonyms:
- conformant, in line, commensurate, compatible, conformable, congruent, congruous, consistent, in step, proportionate
- Antonyms:
- contradictory, incompliant, non-compliant, noncompliant
- Deforming under pressure; yielding.
compliant meaning in Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada and Gujarati
compliant in Bengali
- অনুবর্তী, বিনয়ী, শিষ্ট
compliant in Malayalam
- compliant, governable, tractable
- വിനീത vinīta
compliant in Kannada
- ವಿಧೇಯ, ಅನುವರ್ತನಶೀಲ, ನಮ್ರ, ಆಜ್ಞಾನುವರ್ತಿ
compliant in Gujarati
- compliant, timid
- પોચું pocũ
More languagesFewer languages
- compliant in Indonesian
- patuh
Examples of compliant in a sentence
- Other vendors' products may be cheaper, but ours are standards compliant.
- MH-60R is in-service with a foreign military force and represents a Kinnaird compliant solution.
- Fran Austin (as Mary, Reno's compliant wife) is bland and motivationless.
Synonyms of compliant
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Forms of compliant
| comparative | more compliant |
|---|---|
| superlative | most compliant |
Origin of compliant
From comply + -ant.
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Questions about compliant
- What does compliant mean?
- Compliant means willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
- What is compliant in Bengali?
- Compliant in Bengali is অনুবর্তী, বিনয়ী, শিষ্ট. See Compliant meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is compliant?
- Compliant is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce compliant?
- Compliant is pronounced /kəmˈplʌɪənt/ (UK).
Words near compliant in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: compliant (page history and authors); compliant (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); വിനീത (Malayalam) (page history and authors); compliant (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); પોચું (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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