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conformable
adjective con·form·able \kən-ˈfȯr-mə-bəl\
Definition of CONFORMABLE
1
: corresponding or consistent in form or character <conduct conformable to their principles>
2
: submissive, compliant <be patient and conformable to my directions — Sir Walter Scott>
3
: following in unbroken sequence —used of geologic strata formed under uniform conditions
— con·form·ably \-blē\ adverb
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First Known Use of CONFORMABLE
15th century
Related to CONFORMABLE
- Synonyms
- amenable, biddable, compliant, obedient, docile, law-abiding, submissive, tractable
- Antonyms
- balky, contrary, contumacious, defiant, disobedient, froward, incompliant, insubordinate, intractable, noncompliant, obstreperous, rebel, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, restive, unamenable, ungovernable, unruly, untoward, wayward, willful (or wilful)
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