Synonyms for biddable
- adjective
Most common
yielding submissive obedient docile acquiescent influenceable
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Yielding — docile, amenable or compliant
yielding, submissive, obedient, docile, amenable, tractable, pliant, complaisant, compliant, manageable, meek, ductile
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Docile, amenable or compliant.
Example sentences
- yielding Algeria needs more crop-yielding productive lands.
- submissive Men are subconsciously attracted to submissive women.
- obedient I doubt very seriously that Tom will be obedient.
- docile That the sheep be docile is in the wolf's interest.
- acquiescent Tom put his hand over Maria’s shoulder and she gave an acquiescent smile.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| biddable | rising | |
| yielding | falling | |
| submissive | rising | |
| obedient | steady | |
| docile | rising | |
| acquiescent | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- meek1
- 6 letters
- docile2, pliant2
- 7 letters
- ductile2
- 8 letters
- yielding2, obedient4, amenable4
- 9 letters
- compliant3, tractable3
- 10 letters
- manageable4, submissive3
- 11 letters
- acquiescent4, complaisant3
- 13 letters
- influenceable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (docile2 = 2 syllables).