Docile and Ossified

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Docile adjective - Readily giving in to the command or authority of another.

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Ossified is an antonym for docile.

Nearby Word: docility

Ossified adjective - Sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion.

Usage example: the company's ossified management team failed to see the technological revolution that was sweeping their own industry

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Docile is an antonym for ossified.

Nearby Words: ossify, ossification, ossifying

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Ossified and Docile. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/docile/ossified

Docile & Ossified. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/docile/ossified>.

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