adj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.

   "The suspect was compliant when arrested."

2. 2
   Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.

   "The browser is standards-compliant."

Adjective

1. 1
   inclined to comply wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

amenablenonresistantconformableabjectacceptingaccommodating

Antonyms

All antonyms

assertivecontradictoryincompliantnon-compliant

Example

More examples

"We should work in a manner that is compliant with the company's rules and regulations."

Etymology

From comply + -ant.

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