compliant

English

Etymology

From comply +‎ -ant.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kəmˈplʌɪənt/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /kəmˈplaɪənt/
  • Hyphenation: com‧pli‧ant
  • Rhymes: -aɪənt

Adjective

compliant (comparative more compliant, superlative most compliant)

  1. Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
    Synonyms: yielding, bending, pliant, supple, conformable; see also Thesaurus:docile, Thesaurus:obedient
    Antonyms: assertive, incompliant, non-compliant, noncompliant
    The suspect was compliant when arrested.
    Tendon is compliant compared to bone.
  2. Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.
    Synonyms: conformant, in line; see also Thesaurus:conformant
    Antonyms: contradictory, incompliant, non-compliant, noncompliant
    The browser is standards-compliant.
    The workplace is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
    • 2025 April 16, Ben Jones, “An opening for international high-speed competition”, in RAIL, number 1033, page 13:
      Station capacity in London, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam remains a thorny issue, as does obtaining suitable Channel Tunnel-compliant trains.

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