biddable
Willing to comply
Biddable describes someone or something easily controlled or willing to do what they're told.
A biddable child follows instructions without resistance.
A biddable dog responds well to training.
The word carries a mild suggestion that compliance comes naturally rather than being forced: She was biddable by nature, never one to argue.
In card games, a biddable suit has enough strength to warrant a bid.
Readily yielding to control
- obedientFollowing commands willingly
- docileEasily controlled or taught
- meekHumbly unassertive
- deferentialShowing humble submission
acquiescent · yielding · tractable · dutiful · subservient · conformable · unresisting · passive
Able to be instructed
- coachableReceptive to instruction
- educableAble to be taught
- receptiveOpen to input
- responsiveQuick to react
apt · impressionable · moldable · guidable · instructable · developable · willing · attentive
Pleasantly cooperative
- accommodatingWilling to help others
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- willingReady without resistance
- obligingWilling to help others
flexible · receptive · responsive · persuadable · open · adaptable · easygoing · consenting
Competitive public sale
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- handGrasping body part
- trumpsExceeds or overpowers
- declarerOne who states openly
dummy · trick · vulnerable · competitive · passed · overcall · response · partnership
submissive
Readily yielding to control
deferential · acquiescent · yielding · tractable · dutiful · subservient · conformable · unresisting · passive · manageable
teachable
Able to be instructed
responsive · apt · impressionable · moldable · guidable · instructable · developable · willing · attentive · eager
agreeable
Pleasantly cooperative
- accommodatingWilling to help others
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- willingReady without resistance
obliging · flexible · receptive · responsive · persuadable · open · adaptable · easygoing · consenting · approachable
auction
Competitive public sale
declarer · dummy · trick · vulnerable · competitive · passed · overcall · response · partnership · convention
- submissivesubmissive, subservient, obedient, servile, docile
- refinedrefined, polite, proper, gracious, elegant
biddabledefiant
Openly resisting control
disobedient · rebellious · insubordinate · recalcitrant · noncompliant
biddableunruly
Difficult to control
ungovernable · unmanageable · intractable · obstreperous · wild