Susan was so complaisant that she rarely did anything she would have preferred to do.
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Complaisant
//kəmˈpleɪsənt//
Synonyms for "complaisant" (131 found)
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kindkindlylenientlikablemalleablemannerlymellifluousmellowmellowymildmindfulmindful of othersmollifiednicenondissentingnonopposingnonresistantnonresistingnonresistivenonrigid
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obedientobligingother directedother-directedoverindulgentoverpermissivepassivepeaceablepermissiveplasticpleasantpleasingpleasurablepleasure-givingpleasurefulpliantpoliteregardfulresignedrespectfulrewardingsatisfyingservilesoftsoft as puttysoftenedsolicitoussubmissivesubservientsupinesupplesweettactfultenderthoughtfultoleranttractableunassertiveuncomplainingunresistantunresistingurbanewelcomewhisper-soft
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3 entriesTranslations
31 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- вежлив adj (polite)
- внимателен adj (willing to do what pleases others)
- любезен adj (willing to do what pleases others)
- отстъпчив adj (compliant)
Dutch
4 entries- passend adj (compliant)
- respectvol adj (polite)
- tegemoetkomend adj (willing to do what pleases others)
- tegemoetkomend adj (polite)
Esperanto
4 entries- bonmaniera adj (polite)
- cedema adj (compliant)
- komplezema adj (willing to do what pleases others)
- ĝentila adj (polite)
French
1 entries- complaisant adj (willing to do what pleases others)
German
3 entries- entgegenkommend adj (willing to do what pleases others)
- gefällig adj (willing to do what pleases others)
- wohlwollend adj (willing to do what pleases others)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- føyelig adj (compliant)
- imøtekommende adj (willing to do what pleases others)
- velvillig adj (willing to do what pleases others)
- villig adj (willing to do what pleases others)
Polish
3 entries- grzeczny adj (polite)
- miły adj (compliant)
- usłużny adj (willing to do what pleases others)
Spanish
1 entries- complaciente adj (willing to do what pleases others)
Swedish
3 entries- artig adj (polite)
- foglig adj (compliant)
- tillmötesgående adj (willing to do what pleases others)
Sample sentences
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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