English adjective: docile | |||
| 1. | docile willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed | ||
| Samples | The docile masses of an enslaved nation. | ||
| Similar | meek, sheepish, sheeplike, tame, yielding | ||
| See also | manipulable, obedient, tractable | ||
| Antonyms | obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate | ||
| 2. | docile ready and willing to be taught | ||
| Samples | Docile pupils eager for instruction. Teachable youngsters. | ||
| Synonyms | teachable | ||
| Similar | manipulable, tractable | ||
| Antonyms | intractable | ||
| 3. | docile easily handled or managed | ||
| Samples | A gentle old horse, docile and obedient. | ||
| Synonyms | gentle | ||
| Similar | tame, tamed | ||
| Antonyms | untamed, wild | ||