As adjectives the difference between ductile and docile
is that ductile is capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking while docile is yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management.
ductile
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking.
Molded easily into a new form.
(rare) Led easily; prone to follow.
Synonyms
* (molded easily) flexible, plastic, pliant; see also
* (led easily) tractable
Antonyms
* (capable of being pulled into thin wire) brittle
Coordinate terms
* malleable
Related terms
* duct
* ductility
See also
* elastic
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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
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