compliant
English
Etymology
comply + -ant
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /kəmˈplʌɪənt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /kəmˈplaɪənt/
- Hyphenation: com‧pli‧ant
- Rhymes: -aɪənt
Adjective
compliant (comparative more compliant, superlative most compliant)
- Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
- The suspect was compliant when arrested.
- Tendon is compliant compared to bone.
- Synonyms: yielding, bending, pliant
- Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.
- The browser is standards-compliant.
- The workplace is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Synonyms
- conformant; see also Thesaurus:conformant
Antonyms
- non-compliant, noncompliant
Derived terms
- buzzword compliant
- compliantly
- Kinnaird compliant
- standards compliant
Related terms
- compliance
Translations
willing to comply
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compatible with or following guidelines
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Anagrams
- coimplant, complaint