Compliance and Sternness

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Compliance noun - A readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others.

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Sternness is an antonym for compliance.

Nearby Words: compliant, complied, compliancy

Sternness noun - The quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism).

Usage example: the company's new president has a reputation for granitelike sternness and monkish austerity

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Compliance is an antonym for sternness.

Nearby Words: stern, sternly

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