One who is docile is easily taught; one who is tractable is easily led; one who is pliant is easily bent in any direction; compliant represents one as inclined or persuaded to agreement with another's will.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

manageable Break down your tasks into smaller, manageable chunks.
docile That the sheep be docile is in the wolf's interest.
amenable We are generally amenable to requests of this kind.
ductile After bonding, more ductile epoxy is used to waterproof the bond.
manipulable A more ignorant population is more manipulable.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
tractable		rising
manageable		rising
docile		rising
amenable		steady
ductile		falling
manipulable		rising

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

By length

4 letters: easy², meek¹
5 letters: buxom²
6 letters: gentle², docile², facile², pliant²
7 letters: passive², pliable³, ductile²
8 letters: flexible³, feasible³, yielding², obedient⁴, palpable³, amenable⁴, biddable³
9 letters: compliant³, malleable⁴, teachable³
10 letters: manageable⁴, submissive³
11 letters: susceptible⁴, serviceable⁴, practicable⁴, manipulable
12 letters: controllable⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (easy² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: conciliant
Italiano: conciliante
Deutsch: verträglich