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Docile vs Obliging - What's the difference?

docile | obliging | Synonyms |

Docile is a synonym of obliging.


As adjectives the difference between docile and obliging

is that docile is yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management while obliging is happy and ready to do favours for others.

As a verb obliging is

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docile

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management.
  • Ready to accept instruction or direction.

    • Synonyms

    * (yielding to control): compliant, malleable, meek, submissive, tractable * (ready to accept instruction): amenable, compliant, teachable

    Antonyms

    * (yielding to control): rebellious, wilful

    Derived terms

    * docilely * docility

    Related terms

    * docent * doctor * doctorate * doctrinaire * doctrinal * doctrine * document * indoctrinate

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    obliging

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Happy and ready to do favours for others.

    • Synonyms

    * accommodating, willing

    Derived terms

    * obligingness

    Verb

    (head)