as in docile
readily giving in to the command or authority of another
that boy is so obedient that he does everything the first time he is asked
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Recent Examples of obedient
Feeding into Milioti’s volatile performance, her costumes chart a journey from obedient heiress to homicidal mob boss, culminating in her violent retribution against Oz in the show’s penultimate episode.
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Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Even so, our exercises did not suggest that any authoritarian would command a uniformly obedient federal workforce.
—Barton Gellman, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
In this election year, there is nothing more slavishly obedient than indifference.
—Robert Repino, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2024
Most Christians view these verses as anachronistic and subject to historical context, much like other Biblical passages on stoning adulterers to death and ordering slaves to be obedient to their masters.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
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Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Even so, our exercises did not suggest that any authoritarian would command a uniformly obedient federal workforce.
—Barton Gellman, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
In this election year, there is nothing more slavishly obedient than indifference.
—Robert Repino, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2024
Most Christians view these verses as anachronistic and subject to historical context, much like other Biblical passages on stoning adulterers to death and ordering slaves to be obedient to their masters.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obedient
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The once docile Jamie, convinced he’s being manipulated, becomes testy and volatile.—
Inkoo Kang,
The New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2025
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Instead, inflation expectations remained relatively docile — rising only modestly, and falling quickly once inflation began to ease — and the Fed was able to bring down inflation without causing a big increase in unemployment.—
Colby Smith,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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Trump was demanding deference from Zelenskyy to show his inferior and submissive position as a recipient of U.S. aid and military support.—
Shannon Bow O'Brien,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2025
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Washington has become the court of Nero: an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers, and a buffoon on ketamine tasked with purging the civil service.—
Claude Malhuret,
The Atlantic,
8 Mar. 2025
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That’s because police have used the state of exception to sweep up street vendors, who’ve been much more compliant with eviction notices ever since.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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This can be done by gathering data that is 100% compliant and cleansing data regularly.—
Rob Sanchez,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Disney is boosting its advertising capabilities for live events, with third-party partnerships, a new certification program for live sports and entertainment as well as biddable deals for live sports.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2025
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The technical review is meant to evaluate the structure’s design to ensure that a project is biddable, buildable, cost-effective and maintainable.—
Sherry Greenfield,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Clean lines, streamlined silhouettes, and restrained details result in impactful simplicity, which is exactly what a minimalist bride aspires for.—
Sarah Zendejas,
Vogue,
6 Apr. 2025
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Frank and vulnerable, her restrained vocal performance is the perfect pairing for Sundae Beats’ lush, ethereal soundscape.—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In particular, embodiments describe protective cover layer structures that may be implemented in curved, flexible, conformable and foldable display modules, and in particular with curved, flexible, conformable and foldable display panels.—
Chris Smith,
BGR,
6 Apr. 2021
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Is this suit more conformable than the costume from Revenge of the Sith?—
Ryan Parker,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 June 2022
Adjective
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Gabriel Navarro and two colleagues turned one of group theory’s biggest open conjectures into a tractable problem.—
Leila Sloman,
WIRED,
23 Mar. 2025
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Medical researchers have made these images tractable for CNNs by breaking them up into much smaller fragments—square tiles, for example.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
23 Aug. 2021
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As such, the NFL seems to be amenable to taking a long look at shifting more games—and, perhaps, complete TV packages—to the streaming arrivistes.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Yet that rhetoric is something that Americans may be amenable to.—
Henry Gass,
Christian Science Monitor,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Obedient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obedient. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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