Susan was so complaisant that she rarely did anything she would have preferred to do.
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Complaisant
/kəmˈpleɪsənt/
Synonyms for "complaisant" (136 found)
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Adjective(3 words)
complyingconformablecongenialconsentingconsideratecordialcourteousdecentdeferentialdelicatedesirabledulceteasyen rapportenjoyablefairfair and pleasantfelicificfelicitousfine
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heedfulhelpfulhoneyedindulgentkindkindlylenientlikablemalleablemellifluousmellowmellowymildmindfulmindful of othersmollifiednicenondissentingnonopposingnonresistant
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nonresistingnonresistivenonrigidobedientobligingother directedother-directedoverindulgentoverpermissivepassivepeaceablepermissiveplasticpleasantpleasingpleasurablepleasure-givingpleasurefulpliantpoliteregardfulresignedrespectfulrewardingsatisfyingservilesoftsoft as puttysoftenedsolicitoussubmissivesubservientsupinesupplesweettactfultenderthoughtfultoleranttractableunassertiveuncomplainingunresistantunresistingurbanewelcomewhisper-soft
Adjective(1 words)
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5 entriescomplaisant attitudecomplaisant demeanorcomplaisant expressioncomplaisant smilecomplaisant tone
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2 entriesmore complaisantmost complaisant
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6 total sentences available.
Tom was a complaisant child.
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Tom's complaisant wife Mary is a stark contrast to his fiercely independent sister Alice.
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Tom is a complaisant husband.
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