All docile synonyms
docΒ·ile
D d adj docile
- pliable β easily bent; flexible; supple: pliable leather.
- gentle β kindly; amiable: a gentle manner.
- obedient β obeying or willing to obey; complying with or submissive to authority: an obedient son.
- pliant β bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable: She manipulated the pliant clay.
- laid-back β relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- well-behaved β to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself: The ship behaves well.
- easygoing β going easily, as a horse.
- meek β humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
- quiet β making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- resigned β submissive or acquiescent.
- soft β yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow.
- tame β changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
- teachable β capable of being instructed, as a person; docile.
- tractable β easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding: a tractable child; a tractable disposition.
- usable β available or convenient for use: 2000 square feet of usable office space.
- willing β disposed or consenting; inclined: willing to go along.
- yielding β inclined to give in; submissive; compliant: a timid, yielding man.
- acquiescent β Someone who is acquiescent is ready to agree to do what someone wants, or to accept what they do.
- biddable β having sufficient value to be bid on, as a hand or suit at bridge
- weak-kneed β yielding readily to opposition, pressure, intimidation, etc.
- orderly β arranged or disposed in a neat, tidy manner or in a regular sequence: an orderly desk.
- obliging β willing or eager to do favors, offer one's services, etc.; accommodating: The clerk was most obliging.
- mild β amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others.
- mellow β soft, sweet, and full-flavored from ripeness, as fruit.
- manageable β that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
- humble β not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
- governable β to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
- easy β not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.
- ductile β (of a metal) able to be drawn out into a thin wire.
- cool β Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
- complacent β A complacent person is very pleased with themselves or feels that they do not need to do anything about a situation, even though the situation may be uncertain or dangerous.
- childlike β You describe someone as childlike when they seem like a child in their character, appearance, or behaviour.
- amenable β If you are amenable to something, you are willing to do it or accept it.
- agreeable β If something is agreeable, it is pleasant and you enjoy it.
- adaptable β If you describe a person or animal as adaptable, you mean that they are able to change their ideas or behaviour in order to deal with new situations.
- accommodating β If you describe someone as accommodating, you like the fact that they are willing to do things in order to please you or help you.
adjective docile
- submissive β inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.
- passive β not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling.
- unassuming β modest; unpretentious.
- compliant β If you say that someone is compliant, you mean they willingly do what they are asked to do.