acquiescent

1. 1.

   willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest

   “too acquiescent to challenge authority”

   “a gentle, biddable soul”

   Synonymsbiddable

   Similarobedient

Questions about acquiescent

What does acquiescent mean?

acquiescent means "willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest".

How many syllables are in acquiescent?

acquiescent has 4 syllables: acq-ui-es-cent. The stress falls on "es". In IPA it is /ˌækwiˈɛsənt/.

What is another word for acquiescent?

Close synonyms include biddable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.