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Definition of
Docile
Docile
doc·ile
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Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
easily taught, led or managed; submissive;
e.g. After so much defeat, she became docile and passively observant instead of proactive.
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Amenable
Biddable
Compliant
Conformable
Housebroken
Law-abiding
Manageable
Obedient
Obsequious
Placable
Ruly
Semicivilized
Submissive
Subservient
Supine
Teachable
Tractable
Well-behaved
Opposite Words
Adamant
Adamantine
Aggressive
Ambitious
Anal
Anal-retentive
Argumentative
Assertive
Authoritarian
Authoritative
Autocratic
Bad
Balky
Bossy
Bullheaded
Contentious
Contrary
Controversial
Contumacious
Deaf
Defiant
Despotic
Dictatorial
Disobedient
Disorderly
Disputatious
Dissident
Dogged
Domineering
Enterprising
Errant
Feral
Fierce
Fractious
Froward
Hard
Hard-nosed
Hard-shell
Headstrong
High-pressure
Ill-bred
Ill-mannered
Immovable
Imperious
Implacable
Impolite
Impudent
In-your-face
Incompliant
Inconvincible
Indocile
Inflexible
Insolent
Insubordinate
Insurgent
Intractable
Intransigent
Lawless
Masterful
Militant
Mischievous
Monkeyish
Mulish
Mutinous
Naughty
Nonconformist
Noncooperative
Obdurate
Obstinate
Obstreperous
Opinionated
Overbearing
Pat
Peevish
Peremptory
Pertinacious
Perverse
Pigheaded
Polemic
Pushy
Quarrelsome
Rebel
Rebellious
Recalcitrant
Recusant
Refractory
Regimental
Resistant
Restive
Retentive
Rude
Savage
Self-asserting
Self-assertive
Self-willed
Stiff-necked
Stubborn
Trigger-happy
Tyrannical
Tyrannous
Unamenable
Unapologetic
Unbending
Unbroken
Uncompromising
Uncontrollable
Uncooperative
Undisciplined
Ungovernable
Unmanageable
Unpunished
Unrelenting
Unruly
Unsubdued
Untamed
Untoward
Untrained
Unyielding
Wayward
Wild
Wilding
Willful
Worse
Wrongheaded
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Acquiescent
Agreeable
Amiable
Decorous
Disciplined
Domestic
Dutiful
Fawning
Gentle
Long-suffering
Manageable
Mannerly
Meek
Mild
Obliging
Obsequious
Orderly
Passive
Patient
Placable
Repressed
Resigned
Restrained
Servile
Slavish
Soft
Stoic
Subordinate
Subservient
Tame
Teachable
Tolerant
Uncomplaining
Unresistant
Yielding
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