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Amenable vs. Compliant — What's the Difference?

Amenable vs. Compliant — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Amenable and Compliant

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Amenable

Willing to accept a suggestion or submit to authority
"a class that is all the more amenable to control for living perpetually under the threat of deportation" (Amitav Ghosh).

Compliant

Disposed to agree with others or obey rules, especially to an excessive degree; acquiescent
A compliant labour force

Amenable

Ready to consent; agreeable
Are you amenable to a change in schedule?.

Compliant

Meeting or in accordance with rules or standards
Food that is compliant with safety regulations

Amenable

Responsible to higher authority; accountable
Amenable to the law.
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Compliant

Having the property of compliance
The conversion of the gel to a much less compliant, rigid glass

Amenable

Susceptible or open, as to testing or criticism
"The phenomenon of mind ... is much more complex, though also more amenable to scientific investigation, than anyone suspected" (Michael D. Lemonick).

Compliant

Inclined or willing to comply; obedient
Compliant inmates.

Amenable

Willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions.

Compliant

(Medicine) Properly following a prescribed course of treatment
A patient who was not compliant with his medications.

Amenable

Willing to comply; easily led.

Compliant

Displaying compliance
Gave compliant responses.

Amenable

Liable to be brought to account, to a charge or claim; responsible; accountable; answerable.

Compliant

In compliance, as with a standard or regulation
Compliant with state emissions standards.
Medicare-compliant documentation.

Amenable

(law) Liable to the legal authority of (something).
Decisions of the Boards of Appeal are amenable to actions before the Court of Justice of the European Communities

Compliant

Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
The suspect was compliant when arrested.
Tendon is compliant compared to bone.

Amenable

Being a locally compact topological group carrying a kind of averaging operation on bounded functions that is invariant under translation by group elements.

Compliant

Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.
The browser is standards-compliant.

Amenable

Easy to be led; governable, as a woman by her husband.

Compliant

Yielding; bending; pliant; submissive.

Amenable

Liable to be brought to account or punishment; answerable; responsible; accountable; as, amenable to law.
Nor is man too diminutive . . . to be amenable to the divine government.

Compliant

Disposed or willing to comply;
Children compliant with the parental will

Amenable

Liable to punishment, a charge, a claim, etc.

Compliant

Willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest;
Too acquiescent to challenge authority
A gentle and biddable soul
Children compliant with the parental will

Amenable

Willing to yield or submit; responsive; tractable.
Sterling . . . always was amenable enough to counsel.

Compliant

Easily influenced or imposed on

Amenable

Disposed or willing to comply;
Someone amenable to persuasion
The spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak

Compliant

Evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant;
Compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others
A fine fiery blast against meek conformity
She looked meek but had the heart of a lion
Was submissive and subservient

Amenable

Readily reacting to suggestions and influences;
A responsive student

Amenable

Liable to answer to a higher authority;
The president is amenable to the constitutional court

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