most docile

ADJECTIVE

compliant, submissive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

easygoing gentle laid-back meek obedient pliable pliant well-behaved

WEAK

accommodating acquiescent adaptable agreeable amenable biddable childlike complacent cool docious ductile easily influenced easy governable humble manageable mellow mild obliging orderly quiet resigned soft tame teachable tractable usable weak-kneed willing yielding

Antonyms

WEAK

determined headstrong inflexible intractable obstinate opinionated stubborn uncooperative unyielding

Example Sentences

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An inexperienced attack, the most docile pitch, sun burning hot enough to make statues sweat and a Pakistan captain determined to make up for 10 consecutive winless home matches.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2024

In studying the animals' impulsivity and adaptability, researchers observed that "the least bold and most docile raccoons seemed best prepared to learn" how to obtain rewards.

From Salon • Oct. 2, 2022

Preliminary findings suggest that the most docile animals learned to use the testing devices more easily than bolder, more aggressive ones did, a result that has implications for our relationship with urban wildlife.

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2022

The land is "this green, gentle and most docile earth."

From The Guardian • Mar. 15, 2013

But after I had been with him for a while, he was one of the most docile and nicest-acting persons that I have ever had any encounter with.

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones