docile

15 synonyms and 40 antonyms for docile, ranked by how commonly they're used.

Adj — Easy to control, teach, or manage; gentle and compliant.

Synonyms for docile

amenable biddable complaisant compliant controllable governable indulgent maniable manageable meek passive pliant rulable tractable yielding

Antonyms for docile

authoritarian bossy dictatorial dominant imperious domineering overbearing defiant obstinate perverse rebellious recalcitrant incompliant wilful incontrollable indocile intractable nonamenable noncompliant noncontrollable nondocile nonindulgent nonpassive nonpliant nonyielding unamenable unbiddable uncomplaisant uncompliant uncontrollable undocile ungovernable unindulgent unmanageable unmeek unpassive unpliant unrulable untractable unyielding

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