compliant Play adjectiveDisposed to agree with others or obey rules, especially to an excessive degree; acquiescent. SYNONYMS accommodatingacquiescentadaptableamenablebiddablecomplaisantcontrollablecooperativedociledutifuleasily handledflexiblegovernablelike putty in one's handsmalleablemanageablemanipulablemeekmilkyobedientpassivepersuadablepersuasiblepliablepliantsubmissivetametractableunassertiveunresistingyielding