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Unassertive vs Docile - What's the difference?

unassertive | docile | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between unassertive and docile

is that unassertive is not assertive while docile is yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management.

unassertive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not assertive
  • 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

    Anagrams

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