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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Having judges acknowledging this outright—by publicly criticizing their colleagues for going along with it—seems like a requisite for doing something about it.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

When she asks about Jacobs being axed from the brand, he reveals that it’s not entirely true, but that it is an account he enjoys playing up and going along with.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

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

I was just going along with what I was told to do.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025

He seemed to take my question seriously, but I hoped he wasn’t going along with it while he devised a way to escape.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

going along with

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