as in obedient
readily giving in to the command or authority of another
a docile young pony that went wherever it was led
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Recent Examples of docile
In years past, the Leafs’ crease has featured docile and aloof characters.
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Peasants have often been seen as docile and passive.
—Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
The headstrong girl has become docile, unresisting.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Most days, these cattle live out docile, carefree lives on the ranch, grazing on tall grass.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Peasants have often been seen as docile and passive.
—Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
The headstrong girl has become docile, unresisting.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Most days, these cattle live out docile, carefree lives on the ranch, grazing on tall grass.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Docile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docile. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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