COMPLIES Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

complies

verb

present tense third-person singular of comply

as in acquiesces

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But, after a little insistence that anything is possible if given enough time, Meloni acquiesces.

— Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Given no choice, María Ángeles acquiesces to her daughter’s wishes and moves into the seniors’ home, where a hilarious exchange with a hairdresser wanting to chop off her long silver tresses typifies her iron-willed refusal to settle in.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025

Definition of acquiesces

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Not every state conforms to the federal rules, and an investor’s residence may change over the holding period, so federal tax deferral doesn’t always produce identical state-tax treatment.

— Fernando Jimenez, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
This material conforms to your body and holds up well over time.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026

Definition of conforms

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Under Massachusetts law, Sullivan can encourage the jury to go back to the jury room, but not more than twice unless the jury consents to it.

— Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
No one specifically consents to be included in them, but people have no choice.

— Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 30 June 2026

Definition of consents

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Debounce delay is the time between when a key on a mechanical keyboard is pressed and when the keyboard accepts the keypress as an input.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
Put another way, roughly two employees are weighing an exit for every one who accepts a job at a company.

— Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

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