compliant
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Synonyms & Antonyms for compliant
Synonyms
amenable, biddable, conformable, docile, law-abiding, obedient, submissive, tractable
Antonyms
balky, contrary, contumacious, defiant, disobedient, froward, incompliant, insubordinate, intractable, noncompliant, obstreperous, rebel, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, restive, unamenable, ungovernable, unruly, untoward, wayward, willful (or wilful)
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In 2015, Dan Radakovich, Clemson’s current athletic director, told the AP that, after the FFRF reached out, the school reviewed the situation internally and found the football program had been compliant with the law. — Tim Rohan, SI.com, "Faith, Football and the Fervent Religious Culture at Dabo Swinney's Clemson," 4 Sep. 2019 Submissions must be compliant with the Terms of Service of the social media platform used for entry. — Kwasi Boadi, Billboard, ""The Crowd Control Contest" Sponsored by Billboard, a division of MRC Media, LLC ("Sponsor")," 24 Aug. 2019 Guitar man White's onstage wardrobe with the Raconteurs was White Stripes compliant, featuring a black shirt and red pants. — David Lindquist, Indianapolis Star, "The Raconteurs turn back clock (and shut down phones) to show off rock's classic traits," 13 Aug. 2019 Many people suspected that the Nintendo Switch is not properly USB-C PD (power delivery) compliant. — Jim Salter, Ars Technica, "Here’s why Nintendo Switch consoles keep frying," 3 Aug. 2019 The services they were supposed to receive consisted of supervision with bathing, grooming, ambulation and toileting and reminders to be compliant with medication. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, "After Failing Mentally Ill New Yorkers, Adult Homes Get Second Chance," 30 July 2019 If regulators were looking, the software would temporarily ramp up pollution controls to be compliant. — New York Times, "‘A Few Dirty Tricks’: Documents Show Audi’s Role in the Volkswagen Emissions Scandal," 26 July 2019 The father initially was compliant, but then started missing court dates and doctor appointments for the child, authorities say, and officials were unable to locate Daniel Groves or the child. — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com, "Ohio couple arrested after infant’s body found in well," 13 June 2019 Turner’s blueberry crumble recipe in the new book is gluten free (but not Whole30 compliant, due to the butter and sugar). — Chris Ross, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Blueberry crumble is tasty gluten-free dessert," 13 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'compliant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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compliant
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