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complying

ADJECTIVE
affirmative
Synonyms
STRONG
affirmatory approving positive supporting
WEAK
acknowledging acquiescent affirming concurring confirmative confirmatory confirming consenting corroborative endorsing favorable ratifying
Antonyms
WEAK
dissenting negative
ADJECTIVE
agreeable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
congenial consenting favorable sympathetic
WEAK
acquiescent amenable approving concurring grateful in accord responsive well-disposed willing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disagreeable unfriendly unsympathetic
WEAK
discordant distasteful harsh hateful incompatible incongruous mean nasty offensive repugnant unpleasant unsuitable unwilling
ADJECTIVE
submissive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accommodating deferential dutiful meek obedient passive
WEAK
abject acquiescent amenable bowing down comformable docile domesticated giving-in humble ingratiating lowly malleable menial nonresistant nonresisting obeisant obeying obsequious patient pliable pliant resigned servile slavish subdued tame tractable uncomplaining unresisting yes yielding
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disobedient immodest
WEAK
fighting intractable resistant unyielding
NOUN
agreement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accord arrangement compliance compromise concession mediation reconciliation understanding
STRONG
accession accommodation accordance adjustment affiliation affinity alliance amity approving arbitration assenting bargaining compatibility concert concord concordance conformity congruity consistency correspondence harmony similarity suitableness sympathy union unison verification
WEAK
acceding acknowledging authorizing concurring endorsing granting ratifying verifying
Antonyms
STRONGEST
denial difference disagreement dissension dissent fight refusal
STRONG
discord disharmony dislike dissimilarity disunity divorce hatred hostility incompatibility separation
NOUN
harmonization
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accession adjustment compatibility compliance
STRONG
accommodation accord accordance affiliation affinity alliance amity approving arbitration arrangement assenting bargaining chime co compromise
WEAK
acceding acknowledging authorizing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disagreement
STRONG
antagonism discord dislike dissension hatred hostility

Example Sentences

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Complying with it, she says, would “weaken the ministry.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

Complying with the new rules is estimated to cost private businesses roughly $230 million a year, including expenses for medical surveillance, air monitoring and personal protective equipment, according to regulators.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024

Complying with Proposition 12 could cost the industry $290 million to $350 million, they said.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2023

"Complying with a foreign law is no defence against non-compliance" with the requirements of English courts, he added.

From Reuters • Jul. 15, 2022

There was one change: Complying with Riddle’s wishes, they would schedule the race for Memorial Day, May 30, not September.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand