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complaisant

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore C words

willing to please others and agreeably obliging

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Complaisant in a sentence

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A complaisant host, he agreed to every change his guests requested.

Synonyms
obligingaccommodatingagreeableamenable
Antonyms
uncooperativeobstinatecontrary

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Because the evidence linking the additive to the illness remained blank, regulators declined to issue a ban and instead called for further study.

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Complaisant (adjective) means willing to please others and agreeably obliging
Here is complaisant used in an example sentence: "A complaisant host, he agreed to every change his guests requested."
Common synonyms for complaisant include obliging, accommodating, agreeable, amenable.
Antonyms of complaisant include uncooperative, obstinate, contrary.
Complaisant is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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