Thesaurus:docile

Thesaurus

docile

English

Adjective

Sense: yielding to control or supervision

Synonyms

• amenable
• biddable
• compliant
• docile
• meek
• passive
• pliant
• tractable
• yielding

Antonyms

• dominant

Hyponyms

• obedient    [⇒ thesaurus]
• submissive

See also

• Thesaurus:humble

Further reading

• “602. willingness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “docile” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.