Acquiescent
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

SHY
A quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"

4 letters

MEEK
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"- Orville Prescott; "she looked meek but had the heart of a lion"; "was submissive and subservient"

6 letters

DOCILE
Ready and willing to be taught; "docile pupils eager for instruction"; "teachable youngsters"

7 letters

PASSIVE
Expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb; "academics seem to favor passive sentences"

WILLING
The act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition"

LENIENT
Not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient rules"; "an easy penalty"

8 letters

ENDURING
Unceasing; "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths"

YIELDING
Lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure; "a deep yielding layer of foam rubber"

AMENABLE
Open to being acted upon in a certain way; "an amenable hospitalization should not result in untimely death"; "the tumor was not amenable to surgical treatment"

BIDDABLE
Willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest; "too acquiescent to challenge authority"

OBEDIENT
Dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke

AGREEING

FLEXIBLE
Able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"

LIFELESS
Lacking animation or excitement or activity; "the party being dead we left early"; "it was a lifeless party until she arrived"

DEFERANT

RESIGNED

9 letters

ACCEPTANT
Accepting willingly; "acceptive of every new idea"; "an acceptant type of mind"

EASYGOING
Not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship; "what a cushy job!"; "the easygoing life of a parttime consultant"; "a soft job"

TRACTABLE
Easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler

COMPLIANT
Disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will"

AGREEABLE
Conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature; "Is the plan agreeable to you?"; "he's an agreeable fellow"; "My idea of an agreeable person...is a person who agrees with me"- Disraeli; "an agreeable manner"

10 letters

SUBMISSIVE
Inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination; "submissive servants"; "a submissive reply"; "replacing troublemakers with more submissive people"

MANAGEABLE
Capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do

11 letters

GOODNATURED

AFFIRMATIVE
Affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"

COOPERATIVE
A jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners

COMPLAISANT
Showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others; "to close one's eyes like a complaisant husband whose wife has taken a lover"; "the obliging waiter was in no hurry for us to leave"

WELLBEHAVED
(usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct; "a well-behaved child"

CONSENTIENT
In complete agreement; "a unanimous decision"

SUBSERVIENT
Compliant and obedient to authority; "editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones"-G. B. Shaw

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ACCOMMODATING
Helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation; "the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in"; "made a special effort to be accommodating"