SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
sequacious
adjective
Following another person's ideas uncritically.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Uncritically following others
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Usage distinction
Return to topSequacious criticizes accepting someone else's thinking without independent judgment. The older obedient or tractable sense is broader: manageability and deference do not necessarily imply uncritical belief.
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See sequacious in use
The teacher encouraged independent analysis instead of sequacious agreement.
A sequacious committee repeated its founder's design claims without checking the drawings, even when two claims plainly conflicted.
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