Antonyms for compliant


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kuh m-plahy-uh nt
Phonetic Transcription : kəmˈplaɪ ənt


Definition of compliant

Origin :
  • 1640s, from comply + -ant.
  • adj obedient
Example sentences :
  • She is easy, good-natured, and compliant about everything but her sleep.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 450 » by Various
  • Shall we ever subdue her and make her always submissive and compliant?
  • Extract from : « Bonaventure » by George Washington Cable
  • By his social and compliant temper he was calculated for general society.
  • Extract from : « The History of Dartmouth College » by Baxter Perry Smith
  • We have been only too compliant to papa's wishes about that woman.
  • Extract from : « Sandra Belloni, Complete » by George Meredith
  • She was happy and serene, compliant with whatever was proposed.
  • Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old San Francisco » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
  • As for the Cheapside maid, first I will try wooing; she may be compliant of her own accord.
  • Extract from : « Captain Ravenshaw » by Robert Neilson Stephens
  • In Rugova it will find a genteel, compliant, respectable and submissive partner.
  • Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
  • For on the back of that compliant Measure, unseen, there rides a Principle.
  • Extract from : « The Trial of Theodore Parker » by Theodore Parker
  • My dear, you would not find him compliant if you wished to marry a man he did not approve of.
  • Extract from : « Harding of Allenwood » by Harold Bindloss
  • His look and tone were as abrupt as it was in his nature, which was soft and compliant, to make them.
  • Extract from : « A Gentleman of France » by Stanley Weyman

Synonyms for compliant

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