amenable
Open to suggestions
Amenable means willing to accept or be influenced by something: She was amenable to the suggestion.
Someone amenable is open, cooperative, not resistant.
The word often pairs with "to"—amenable to reason, amenable to change.
In a more formal sense, something amenable to analysis or treatment can be successfully subjected to it: The problem proved amenable to a simple solution.
Receptive to different ideas
- responsiveQuick to react
- persuadableAble to be convinced
- suggestibleEasily influenced by others
- approachableEasy to engage with
accepting · interested · willing · agreeable · disposed · inclined · ready · open
Following commands willingly
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
- docileEasily controlled or taught
- tractableEasily managed or controlled
- biddableReadily obeying commands
deferential · acquiescent · yielding · conformable · manageable · governable · controllable · dutiful
Able to bend freely
- adjustableAble to be changed
- modifiableAble to be changed
- malleableCapable of being shaped
- pliableCapable of bending easily
changeable · accommodating · versatile · alterable · mutable · tractable · workable · moldable
Involving shared effort
- accommodatingWilling to help others
- helpfulGiving useful aid
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
- agreeablePleasantly cooperative
easy-going · good-natured · obliging · friendly · cordial · affable · amiable · congenial
Obligated to explain oneself
- answerableLiable to account
- liableLegally responsible for something
- responsibleObligated to answer for actions
- subjectMatter under discussion
bound · obligated · actionable · prosecutable · chargeable · triable · justiciable · suable
open-minded
Receptive to different ideas
- responsiveQuick to react
- persuadableAble to be convinced
- suggestibleEasily influenced by others
approachable · accepting · interested · willing · agreeable · disposed · inclined · ready · open · perceptive
obedient
Following commands willingly
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
- docileEasily controlled or taught
- tractableEasily managed or controlled
biddable · deferential · acquiescent · yielding · conformable · manageable · governable · controllable · dutiful · meek
flexible
Able to bend freely
- adjustableAble to be changed
- modifiableAble to be changed
- malleableCapable of being shaped
pliable · changeable · accommodating · versatile · alterable · mutable · tractable · workable · moldable · shapeable
collaborative
Involving shared effort
- accommodatingWilling to help others
- helpfulGiving useful aid
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
agreeable · easy-going · good-natured · obliging · friendly · cordial · affable · amiable · congenial · pleasant
accountable
Obligated to explain oneself
- answerableLiable to account
- liableLegally responsible for something
- responsibleObligated to answer for actions
subject · bound · obligated · actionable · prosecutable · chargeable · triable · justiciable · suable
amenableuncooperative
Unwilling to assist others
resistant · defiant · recalcitrant · intractable · obstinate
amenableintractable
Impossible to manage
obstinate · stubborn · inflexible · unyielding · immovable
amenableexempt
Not subject to
immune · unaccountable · unanswerable · nonaccountable · above the law