compliant
adjectiveWilling to follow instructions or meeting stated requirements.
Willing to follow directions
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nounA person making a humble or earnest request.
acquiescent
adjectiveReady to accept a decision without resistance.
ductile
adjectiveAble to be drawn into wire or shaped; figuratively, easily led or influenced.
Able to be drawn or shaped
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obsequious
adjectiveExcessively eager to please through flattery and deference.
passive
adjectiveTaking little independent action or accepting events without active resistance.
sequacious
adjectiveFollowing another person's ideas uncritically.
slavish
adjectiveShowing excessive obedience or imitation with little independence.
Excessively obedient
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submissive
adjectiveInclined to accept another person's authority or wishes without resistance.
subservient
adjectiveExcessively obedient or willing to put oneself below others.
tractable
adjectiveEasy to guide, manage, teach, or deal with.
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