compliant
adjective
com·pli·ant kəm-ˈplī-ənt 
1
: ready or disposed to comply : submissive
a corrupt regime aided by a compliant press
was compliant and eager to please
2
: conforming to requirements
compliant software
compliantly adverb
Synonyms
- amenable
- biddable
- conformable
- docile
- law-abiding
- obedient
- submissive
- tractable
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
I asked him for a favor, and he was compliant. The student's shirt was not compliant with the school's dress code. The software is compliant with the latest standards.
Recent Examples on the Web In the event that water conservation becomes mandatory, Connecticut Water said non-compliant customers could face a fee of up to $200. 
Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 27 Aug. 2022 The department is identifying non-compliant landlords and doing enforcements in one- and two-family properties. Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2022 For example, a regional alert system could be used to rapidly share information about non-compliant products among collaborating countries. Umuhoza Rahmat, CNN, 13 July 2022 This means non-compliant troops and airmen could still be activated by the governor to respond to state emergencies such as tornadoes or flooding. Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 2 July 2022 Third, the bill eyes more enforcement of non-compliant athletic departments. Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 23 June 2022 Epic's antitrust case against Google is set for April 2023, while non-compliant apps will get booted off the Play Store in a month. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 29 Apr. 2022 Currently, three or more infections on the same flight, or one that is confirmed and another that is non-compliant on the same plane, lead to a two-week ban. John Cheng, Bloomberg.com, 26 Mar. 2022 At that point, police said, Glanton became disorderly and non-compliant. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 21 Mar. 2022 See More
Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 27 Aug. 2022 The department is identifying non-compliant landlords and doing enforcements in one- and two-family properties. Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2022 For example, a regional alert system could be used to rapidly share information about non-compliant products among collaborating countries. Umuhoza Rahmat, CNN, 13 July 2022 This means non-compliant troops and airmen could still be activated by the governor to respond to state emergencies such as tornadoes or flooding. Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 2 July 2022 Third, the bill eyes more enforcement of non-compliant athletic departments. Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 23 June 2022 Epic's antitrust case against Google is set for April 2023, while non-compliant apps will get booted off the Play Store in a month. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 29 Apr. 2022 Currently, three or more infections on the same flight, or one that is confirmed and another that is non-compliant on the same plane, lead to a two-week ban. John Cheng, Bloomberg.com, 26 Mar. 2022 At that point, police said, Glanton became disorderly and non-compliant. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 21 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
comply + -ant entry 2
Note: The meaning of compliant has most likely been influenced by the etymologically unrelated word pliant.
First Known Use
1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1
compliant
adjective
as in obedient
readily giving in to the command or authority of another a corrupt regime aided by a compliant press Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- obedient
- docile
- restrained
- submissive
- biddable
- conformable
- amenable
- tractable
- controllable
- acquiescent
- soft
- gentle
- meek
- decorous
- law-abiding
- obliging
- dutiful
- subservient
- governable
- agreeable
- tame
- repressed
- obsequious
- amiable
- subordinate
- servile
- manageable
- constrained
- disciplined
- obeisant
- yielding
- placable
- slavish
- kowtowing
- orderly
- surrendering
- mannerly
- fawning
- handleable
- duteous
- inhibited
- mild
- trainable
- teachable
- curbed
- disciplinable
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- noncompliant
- defiant
- refractory
- recalcitrant
- willful
- contrary
- wilful
- rebellious
- unruly
- disobedient
- wayward
- intractable
- obstreperous
- insubordinate
- restive
- incompliant
- contumacious
- stubborn
- ungovernable
- unamenable
- rebel
- resistant
- mutinous
- balky
- unyielding
- obdurate
- obstinate
- froward
- untoward
- insurgent
- headstrong
- defiant
- unmanageable
- wild
- peevish
- uncontrollable
- hardheaded
- dogged
- mulish
- perverse
- bad
- naughty
- balky
- mischievous
- disorderly
- pigheaded
- errant
- undisciplined
- self-willed
- impudent
- dissident
- insolent
- nonconformist
- rude
- disrespectful
- misbehaving
- impolite
- ill-bred
- ill-mannered
- on someone's mind
- on someone's own recognizance
- on someone's part
- on someone's person
- on someone's radar
- on someone's radar (screen)
- on someone's radar screen
- on someone's recommendation
- on someone's return
- on someone's return home
- on someone's shit list
- on someone's shoulders
- on someone's side
- on someone's suggestion
- on someone's tail
- on someone's way out
- on something's way out
- on speaking terms
- on spec
- on special
- on special offer
- on staff
- on standby
- on steroids
- on such short notice