amenable
adjective
Origin of amenable
Synonyms for amenable
Antonyms for amenable
Related Words for amenable
responsive, susceptible, agreeable, answerable, accountable, liable, docile, manageable, obedient, open, persuadable, pliable, tractable, acquiescent, biddable, influenceable, chargeable, subjectExamples from the Web for amenable
Contemporary Examples of amenable
The politics look potentially most amenable in Pennsylvania, and even there a GOP legislature has to go along.
After all, plenty of folks would be amenable to, or perhaps even charmed by, the idea of an untraditional marriage.
The question for Republicans is whether it plays in places where the public is amenable to something like the Medicaid expansion.
Despite his reputation as a ruthless practitioner of attrition warfare, Grant was amenable to Lee's request.
The strategy will be to stimulate crises that will be amenable to resolution by the transfer of resources.
Historical Examples of amenable
They will require a little wine, to mellow the austerity of age, and make them amenable to the laws.
LawsPlato
Philip, finding her so amenable, tried to discuss their future plans.
Where Angels Fear to TreadE. M. Forster
They were amenable to no civil laws, and recognized none but those of the church.
Aztec LandMaturin M. Ballou
To what extent this fish is amenable to the influences of temperature is an unsolved problem.
Tales of FishesZane Grey
Both these men were amenable to the influence of verbal suggestions.
VictoryJoseph Conrad