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eager to please

ADJECTIVE
obliging
Synonyms
STRONG
accommodating willing
WEAK
agreeable amiable cheerful civil complaisant considerate cooperative courteous easy easygoing good-humored good-natured hospitable kind lenient mild polite
Antonyms
WEAK
disobliging inconsiderate mean uncooperative unfriendly unhelpful

Example Sentences

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“Grok was too compliant to user prompts. Too eager to please and be manipulated, essentially,” Musk said in a post at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Breeds with low levels were most often labeled "friendly," followed by "eager to please," "easy to train," "courageous," "lively," and "affectionate."

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2025

Likable without being eager to please, thrilling without shameless dazzle, it is, like Ax, enjoyable simply because it’s excellent.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2024

But the Americans should also not expect Mr Xi to be arriving hat in hand and eager to please.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2023

Now that he was sure the machine worked, Dad motioned for Luke to take over, and Luke, ever eager to please, stepped forward.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover