amenable

amenable [adjective]: responsive; open to persuasion or advice.

Example: It is difficult to deal with people who are not amenable to reason.

Related words: amenability [noun], amenableness [noun], amenably [adverb]

Synonyms: acquiescent, adaptable, agreeable, flexible, pliant, responsive, susceptible, tractable

Antonyms: intractable, obdurate, stubborn, uncooperative, unwilling

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Category: Vocabulary words

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