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as in willing
having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action)
whatever you decide to do, I'm amenable—just let me know
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as in obedient
readily giving in to the command or authority of another
our normally balky cat becomes the most amenable of creatures when confronted with the strange environment of the veterinary clinic
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as in responsible
being the one who must meet an obligation or suffer the consequences for failing to do so
even our nation's highest leaders must remain amenable to the law
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Recent Examples of amenable
And dissidence and utopianism, new ways of life, other—othered—ethnicities, and hybrid identities were universally amenable.
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Diedrich Diederichsen, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
Cats usually tire themselves out and will be more amenable to being touched or petted.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
Clearly, team president Connelly doesn't want to waste any of Edwards' prime, and is amenable to making a deal for a major upgrade at the point over DiVincenzo, who's not a natural point guard.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
If your agent balks, find another one who is more amenable to cutting their levy — at least a little.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amenable
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If a team is calculated — and perhaps more importantly, willing to take a risk — there are opportunities to find very useful pieces that can make quicker impacts than picks or prospects.—
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Second, the firm brings to the table a more than qualified CEO candidate who is ready and willing to take on this role.—
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The generals reduced even their limited need for an obedient prime minister.—
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Since Francoism promoted an image of women as obedient wives and self-sacrificing mothers devoted to the Catholic family model, Republican women were demonized as immoral, dangerous and unworthy of motherhood.—
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Schools would become responsible for paying wages, benefits, and workers' compensation.—
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Transportation is the largest source of climate and air pollution in California and is responsible for more than a third of global warming emissions, said Daniel Barad, Western states policy manager with the nonprofit Union of Concerned Scientists.—
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Kabylo’s had 60 cardboard boxes folded and ready to go the other day, as if any minute a customer might walk in and order 60 pizzas to go.—
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The story that had been circling in his memory for years now seemed ready to alight.—
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The hospital was also found liable for the fraudulent billing of Maya’s father, Jack.—
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However, from time to time mistakes will be made and we will not be held liable.—
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And Michael Hodges is musically inclined and, uh, a savant in many ways.—
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While the Rodríguez siblings may be prepared to absorb this to preserve stability and their own survival, hard-line military figures could be far less inclined to do so.—
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The Weselohs are glad Matuszewicz returned to the neon world to help preserve its presence in Colorado.—
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And count him as one of the many people glad this wild-card game is in Charlotte.—
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“Amenable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amenable. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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