placable

adjective

Definition of placablenext
as in amiable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placable
  1. amiable
  2. agreeable
  3. dutiful
  4. obliging
  5. acquiescent
  6. docile
  7. obedient
  8. tractable
Adjective
  • Well, not actually tussling in a War of the Roses way; more an amiable tug-of-war on the village green before bonding over a few local ales.
    Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Federal prosecutors allege that Chinese spies have been operating in the San Gabriel Valley, seeking to influence local political leaders in hopes of cultivating allies amiable to China-friendly policies, including opposition to Taiwan‘s independence.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of amiable
Adjective
  • While Newfoundland and Saint Bernard dogs are known for their energetic temperaments that need early training despite their sweet natures, golden retrievers are better renowned for their agreeable traits.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Even in our personal lives, studies show that those who are conscientious or have agreeable dispositions are more likely to acquiesce to others’ demands.
    Dr. Sunita Sah, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of agreeable
Adjective
  • For example, my analysis of the clever chain-of-continuous thought approach for LLMs merits dutiful consideration, see the link here.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Sanders turned the dutiful punt from an extension of the commercial break into must-see television.
    Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of dutiful
Adjective
  • Some aspects of the regulations, such as obliging stablecoin issuers to maintain fiat reserves, have been broadly welcomed.
    Sean Lee, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Janet tends to be obliging to a fault, even when men give her reason to distrust them.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 June 2024
Definition of obliging
Adjective
  • Netanyahu appears convinced that his country’s security, along with his own political survival, depends on prolonging the military offensives and keeping both Gaza and Lebanon ungovernable, and therefore acquiescent.
    Mohanad Hage Ali, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The young man’s comment was out of line, and my silence felt somehow acquiescent.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024
Definition of acquiescent
Adjective
  • Lead actor Nathan Meister returns to the role of Henry Oldfield, the sheep-phobic son of a farmer who discovers his twisted older brother has been carrying out dangerous genetic experiences on his livestock, which transform them from docile vegetarians to ruthless, carnivorous killers.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
  • What maybe gets forgotten is that the Old Course was especially docile that week.
    Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
Definition of docile
Adjective
  • His oxygen tank sat at his knees like an obedient mastiff.
    Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Anyone who meets the gentle, obedient boy would never call him that.
    Bebe Hodges, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of obedient
Adjective
  • Like James’s governess, Christine becomes an author of sorts through her attempts to understand a situation that isn’t, in the end, all that tractable.
    Joanna Biggs, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • None of these visions, however, proved tractable: Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran misjudged the strength of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli society, and the U.S.-Israeli alliance.
    Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of tractable
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