SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
compliant
adjective
Willing to follow instructions or meeting stated requirements.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Willing to follow directions
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Return to topTractable suggests manageability; compliant need not imply unwilling submission.
Meeting requirements
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Return to topConforming describes the result. A compliant document need not have any attitude of obedience.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See compliant in use
The revised application was compliant with the published formatting rules.
A compliant workshop supplied each record the association's review process required and kept its demonstration within the agreed schedule.
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