Need another word that means the same as “docile”? Find 29 synonyms and 30 related words for “docile” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Docile” are: teachable, gentle, compliant, obedient, pliant, dutiful, willing, passive, submissive, deferential, tame, meek, mild, lamblike, unassertive, unresisting, yielding, cooperative, amenable, accommodating, biddable, persuadable, ductile, manageable, controllable, tractable, malleable, manipulable, like putty in one's hands
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “docile” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| accommodating | Helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation. We always found the our local branch most accommodating. |
| amenable | Capable of being acted upon in a particular way; susceptible. Someone amenable to the instruction of others. |
| biddable | Meekly ready to accept and follow instructions. A gentle biddable soul. |
| compliant | Meeting or in accordance with rules or standards. A compliant labour force. |
| controllable | Capable of being directed or influenced. Discontent began to give way to barely controllable rage. |
| cooperative | Willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement. Every member has clearly defined tasks in a cooperative enterprise. |
| deferential | Showing deference. People were always deferential to him. |
| ductile | Able to be deformed without losing toughness; pliable, not brittle. Ductile copper. |
| dutiful | Motivated by duty rather than desire or enthusiasm. A dutiful visit. |
| gentle | Having or showing a mild, kind, or tender temperament or character. Gentle rain. |
| lamblike | Like a lamb in meekness and gentleness. |
| like putty in one's hands | Conforming in every respect. |
| malleable | Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out. They are as malleable and easily led as sheep. |
| manageable | Capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do. Her long hair was black wavy and manageable. |
| manipulable | Easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)- Samuel Butler. |
| meek | Humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness. Meek as a mouse. |
| mild | Mild and pleasant. A mild Italian cheese. |
| obedient | Dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority. Obedient children. |
| passive | (of a heating system) making use of incident sunlight as an energy source. A passive optical network is to be installed in 2000 homes. |
| persuadable | Easily persuaded; amenable. They need to identify the most persuadable voters. |
| pliant | Capable of being influenced or formed. Pliant willow stems. |
| submissive | Abjectly submissive characteristic of a slave or servant. Replacing troublemakers with more submissive people. |
| tame | Very docile- Langston Hughes. She was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed. |
| teachable | (of a subject) able to be taught. When we think we have things already figured out we re not teachable. |
| tractable | Easily managed (controlled or taught or molded. The natives being of an intelligent tractable disposition. |
| unassertive | (of a person) not having or showing a confident and forceful personality. She was gentle and unassertive. |
| unresisting | Offering no resistance- Theodore Roosevelt. She took the box from his unresisting hand. |
| willing | Ready, eager, or prepared to do something. A willing participant. |
| yielding | Tending to give in or surrender or agree- V.I.Parrington. A gentle yielding person. |
| acquiescent | Ready to accept something without protest, or to do what someone else wants. Too acquiescent to challenge authority. |
| amenable | Readily reacting to suggestions and influences. Cardiac failure not amenable to medical treatment. |
| bowed | Have legs that curve outward at the knees. |
| civilize | Raise from a barbaric to a civilized state. Both countries feel they have a mission to civilize the world. |
| compliant | Having the property of compliance. A compliant labour force. |
| doctrinaire | A doctrinaire person. The administration s doctrinaire economic policy. |
| domestic | Converted or adapted to domestic use. They share the domestic chores. |
| domesticated | Converted or adapted to domestic use. Some men think it unmanly to be domesticated others find gratification in it. |
| dominated | Controlled or ruled by superior authority or power. |
| dutiful | Willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect. Dutiful applause. |
| gentle | Make or become gentle. The gentle touch of her hand. |
| humane | Pertaining to or concerned with the humanities. Regulations ensuring the humane treatment of animals. |
| malleable | Easily influenced; pliable. A malleable metal can be beaten into a sheet. |
| manageable | Capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do. Her long hair was black wavy and manageable. |
| meek | Evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant- Orville Prescott. Meek and self effacing. |
| mild | Humble in spirit or manner suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness. Mild winters. |
| obedient | Dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority. The obedient colonies are heavily taxed the refractory remain unburdened. |
| pure | Of color being chromatically pure not diluted with white or grey or black. Men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal. |
| restrained | Prudent. His restrained gentlemanly voice. |
| slavish | Blindly imitative. A slavish copy of the original. |
| subdued | Quieted and brought under control. Subdued lighting. |
| submissive | Abjectly submissive characteristic of a slave or servant S H Adams. A submissive reply. |
| subservience | In a subservient state. Blind subservience to authority. |
| subservient | Abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant. She has become submissive and subservient. |
| susceptible | Likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing. Susceptible to colds. |
| tame | (of an animal) not dangerous or frightened of people; domesticated. Network TV on Saturday night is a pretty tame affair. |
| tractability | The trait of being easily persuaded. |
| tractable | (of a person) easy to control or influence. The natives being of an intelligent tractable disposition. |
| vulnerable | (of a partnership) liable to higher penalties, either by convention or through having won one game towards a rubber. A vulnerable bridge. |
| willing | Given or done readily. A willing participant. |
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