eager to please
- accommodatingWilling to help others
- obedientFollowing commands willingly
- compliantYielding to others' wishes
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
- deferentialShowing humble submission
people-pleaser · approval-seeking · agreeable · helpful · attentive · willing · devoted · loyal · puppy · wagging · fawning · sycophantic · servile · obliging · docile · malleable · doormat · yes-man
motivation toward others' approval
eager to pleasealoof
Emotionally withdrawn, uninviting
apathetic · detached · couldn't care less · nonchalant · blasé
assertiveness and self-direction
eager to pleaseself-directed
Managing oneself without supervision
autonomous · strong-willed · assertive · uncompromising · stubborn
interpersonal stance toward others
eager to pleasedifficult
Requiring much effort
contrary · obstinate · uncooperative · antagonistic · combative