Compliance and Hostility

Compliance

Compliance noun - A readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others.
Usage example: a strong-willed pop star who is not known for her compliance

Hostility is an antonym for compliance.

Nearby Words: compliant, complied, compliancy

Hostility

Hostility noun - A deep-seated ill will.

Compliance is an antonym for hostility.

Nearby Word: hostile

How words are described

human human compliance human hostility
clear clear compliance clear hostility
long long compliance long hostility
continued continued compliance continued hostility
Other adjectives: mutual, negative.
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