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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | being agreeable or assenting |
| Synonyms: | acknowledging, acquiescent, affirmatory, affirming, approving, complying, concurring, confirmative, confirmatory, confirming, consenting, corroborative, endorsing, favorable, positive, ratifying, supporting |
| Antonyms: | dissenting, negative |
| Main Entry: | submissive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | compliant |
| Synonyms: | abject, accommodating, acquiescent, amenable, bowing down, comformable, complying, deferential, docile, domesticated, dutiful, giving-in, humble, ingratiating, lowly, malleable, meek, menial, nonresistant, nonresisting, obedient, obeisant, obeying, obsequious, passive, patient, pliable, pliant, resigned, servile, slavish, subdued, tame, tractable, uncomplaining, unresisting, yes*, yielding |
| Antonyms: | disobedient, fighting, intractable, resistant, unyielding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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