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Synonyms for amenable

  • adjective

Most common

susceptible yielding tractable pliant dependent US responsive conformable

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Tractable — willing to comply; easily led

tractable, susceptible, pliant, yielding, docile, compliant, manageable, obedient, passive, meek, submissive, biddable, complaisant, pliable, acquiescent

2. Agreeable — willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions

agreeable, persuadable

3. Responsible — liable to be brought to account, to a charge or claim; responsible; accountable; answerable

responsible, accountable, dependent US, dependant UK, subject, answerable, open, liable

Other

responsive, conformable, disposed

Antonyms

irresponsible, perverse, recalcitrant

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions.

  2. adj. 2

    Willing to comply; easily led.

  3. adj. 3

    Liable to be brought to account, to a charge or claim; responsible; accountable; answerable.

Related words

Word family
amenableness amenably

Example sentences

  • susceptible Northern Algeria is susceptible to earthquakes.
  • yielding Algeria needs more crop-yielding productive lands.
  • tractable It may not be easy, but this problem is tractable.
  • pliant We need fewer pliant journalists, not more.
  • dependent She is still financially dependent on her parents.
  • responsive Ziri taught his puppy to be obedient and responsive.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
amenablesteady
susceptiblefalling
yieldingfalling
tractablerising
pliantrising
dependentsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
open2, meek1
6 letters
liable3, docile2, pliant2
7 letters
subject2, passive2, pliable3
8 letters
disposed2, yielding2, obedient4, biddable3
9 letters
dependent3, compliant3, agreeable4, dependant, tractable3
10 letters
responsive3, manageable4, submissive3, answerable4
11 letters
responsible4, accountable4, susceptible4, conformable, acquiescent4, persuadable4, complaisant3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (open2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
favorable
Italiano
favorevole
Español
favorable