Amenable and Reticent

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Amenable adjective - Having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action).

Usage example: whatever you decide to do, I'm amenable—just let me know

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Reticent is an antonym for amenable.

Nearby Words: amenability, amenably

Reticent adjective - Given to keeping one's activities hidden from public observation or knowledge.

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Amenable is an antonym for reticent.

Nearby Words: reticence, reticently

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Reticent and Amenable. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/amenable/reticent

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