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Another word for amenable

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Adjective

  1. Willing to carry out the wishes of others

    See also:

    resist

  2. Legally obligated

    See also:

    law

  3. Ready and willing to receive favorably, as new ideas

    See also:

    accept

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Another word for amenable

Modifier
  1. See also:

    docile

    See syn. study at

    docile

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Sentence Examples

  • He was amenable to change.

  • Women are more amenable to compromise than men.

  • The employees were not amenable to the control measures which were suggested.

  • It was more amenable to study than evolution.

  • Smaller forms of reuse are equally amenable to small construction projects.

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