The difference between Compliant and Docile
When used as adjectives, compliant means willing to comply, whereas docile means ready to accept instruction or direction.
check bellow for the other definitions of Compliant and Docile
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Compliant as an adjective:
Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
Examples:
"The suspect was compliant when arrested."
"Tendon is compliant compared to bone."
"synonyms: yielding bending pliant"
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Compliant as an adjective:
Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.
Examples:
"The browser is standards-compliant."
"The workplace is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act."
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Docile as an adjective:
Ready to accept instruction or direction; obedient; subservient.
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Docile as an adjective:
Yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management.