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amenable

amenable

14 5.9
Willing to accept advice or follow rules
  • adjective
  • /əˈmiːnəbl/
translation icon : abierto a
  • After reviewing the proposal, the committee was amenable to making adjustments based on feedback.
  • amenable to the idea
  • amenable to correction
  • amenable to reason

A person who may be less agreeable will be less amenable to the narcissistic nonsense.

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Examples

  • On the one hand, she appears interested in other people and is amenable to close relationships.

    Academic text (2000)
  • I think Louis would be amenable to that at this point.

  • And they were all very amenable to making it work.

  • And so she finally let it be known that she was amenable to an interview.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • What a patient, amenable baby he is now, and still so young.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Second, if the client is amenable to settlement, what are the obstacles?

    Academic text (1993)
  • The agency has signaled that it is amenable to flexible approaches where possible.

    Academic text (1996)
  • As such, they may be more amenable to intervention than the children who reap social rewards via bullying.

    Academic text (2007)
  • They're good Maine people, and concerned about their property, but totally amenable to, just as long as you put it back the way it was, we'll be okay with that.

  • The conditions they lived under during Buddy's tenure were far more amenable than those during the tyranny of Wade.

    Academic text (1998)

Synonyms

receptive
vsamenable
52 4.1

Willing to listen to and accept new ideas

adds being open to control or authority, not only listening
accommodating
vsamenable
17 4.8

Willing to help others and change plans for them

is about accepting influence and direction, not only helping others
agreeable
vsamenable
17 3.3

Ready to say yes to an idea or request

is broader openness to being influenced, not only agreement
suggestible
vsamenable
7 7.0

Easily influenced by what other people say

is a general willingness to be influenced, not only high susceptibility
pliable
vsamenable
3 5.4

Easily accepts other people's ideas

is about being open to influence broadly, not merely being easy to lead
tractable
vsamenable
3 7.4

Easy to manage and willing to follow directions

is about being open to influence or authority rather than mere manageability
hospitable
vsamenable
2 4.1

Ready to accept new ideas and people in a friendly way

is about being open to influence or control, not just friendliness
accommodative
vsamenable
2 6.8

Ready to change or compromise to help others and keep peace

focuses more on openness to influence or authority than on compromise
acquiescent
vsamenable
1 8.4

Willing to accept rules or decisions without protest

is open to suggestions generally, not only quiet compliance with orders
conformable
vsamenable
1 7.0

Willing to do what other people want

is about being open to influence and authority, not only compliance
accepting
vsamenable
3.6

Willing to welcome new ideas, people, or situations without judging them

implies readiness to be guided or controlled as well as tolerance
acceptive
vsamenable
8.4

Ready to try new ideas and adapt to change

adds the idea of being open to authority or direction, not just ideas
acceptant
vsamenable
7.7

Open to new ideas, people, or experiences

extends that readiness to include being influenced or controlled by others
suasible
vsamenable
9.9

Being easily persuaded by other people or by what they say

is openness to influence in many situations, not only persuasion by argument
manipulatable
vsamenable
6.8

Easy for someone to change or control

adds a willing openness to influence rather than mere external control
assentient
vsamenable
  • Formal
9.9

Showing that a person agrees or approves

is broader openness to influence, not limited to explicit agreement

Antonyms

139 3.4

Not wanting to do something and doing it only because you must

63 5.6

Refusing to follow rules or orders in a bold, open way

20 4.3

Refusing to accept change or obey people in charge

How Willing

submissive
38 5.1
compliant
31 5.1
amenable
14 5.9
receptive
52 4.1
open
702 1.0

Surface Forms

amenable positive
amenabler comparative
amenablest superlative

Etymology

Amenable comes from the old French verb amener, which means 'to bring' or 'to lead'. So if someone is amenable, they can be 'led' or persuaded and are willing to accept advice or rules.