going along with

ADJECTIVE

indulgent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

considerate fond kindly permissive tolerant

WEAK

able to live with big charitable clement compassionate complaisant compliant easy easygoing favorable forbearing gentle going easy on gratifying kind liberal merciful mild overpermissive soft-shelled tender understanding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inconsiderate intolerant mean

WEAK

abstaining moderate moderating strict

ADJECTIVE

tractable

Synonyms

WEAK

acquiescent amenable biddable complaisant compliant controllable docile ductile facile flexible game governable hanging loose malleable meek obedient persuadable plastic pliable pliant putty in hands rolling with punches subdued submissive tame tractile willing workable yielding

Antonyms

WEAK

intractable obstinate stubborn uncontrollable unmanageable unruly

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile ordinary people, lacking the specialized knowledge to draw their own conclusions, feel cowed into going along with it all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Because by making it bizarre — where people will feel pressure and tension in going along with it — then it becomes what we in psychology call a "costly signal."

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2025

We filmed iPhone videos of our belongings, going along with an unverified social media warning that insurance wouldn’t accept property claims without that evidence.

From Slate • Jan. 9, 2025

A younger sibling might point out that he or she often feels pressured into going along with whatever the rest of the group wants.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2024

And a father who’s going along with my plans not because he wants to, but in spite of the fact that he’d rather be doing almost anything else.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

going along with

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