docile

/dˈɑsəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
   “the docile masses of an enslaved nation”
2. ready and willing to be taught
   “docile pupils eager for instruction”
3. easily handled or managed
   “a gentle old horse, docile and obedient”

Synonyms for docile

• meek
• sheeplike
• yielding
• teachable
• tractable
• gentle
• tame

Antonyms of docile

• stubborn

Words that rhyme with docile

• apostle
• fossil
• jostle
• colossal
• microfossil
• basile
• fossel
• possehl
• postle
• rossell
• stossel
• trostle
• vasile