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pliantly Synonyms

Another word for pliantly

Choosing another word for pliantly depends on context, so the 11 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• adverb (Context 1)

In an easily influenced, compliant, or yielding manner toward the wishes or authority of others.

Usage Example

"The committee members nodded compliantly to every proposal put forward by the new director."

Strongest
compliantly
yieldingly
Strong
submissively
docilely
tractably
obediently
accommodatingly

• adverb (Context 2)

In a physically flexible, supple, or easily bent manner without breaking.

Usage Example

"The young willow branches swayed flexibly in the strong autumn breeze."

Strongest
flexibly
pliably
supplely
Strong
limberly

Opposites of pliantly

The opposite of pliantly shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

stubbornly
rigidly
unyieldingly
stiffly
obstinately
inflexibly
defiantly
intractably
See all opposites of pliantly

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