Docile and Happy

Docile

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

Happy and docile are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Happy" instead an adjective "Docile".

Nearby Word: docility

Happy

Happy adjective - Coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly.

Docile and happy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Docile" instead an adjective "Happy".

Nearby Words: happiness, happily

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • In the backstory of "The Return of the Archons" and "The Apple", mind control/brainwashing was used to make the population docile and happy.
  • In Across the Universe, the leader of the Generation Ship Godspeed has drugs put into the water supply to keep the crew happy and docile.
  • In the "Paradise" storyline of Sluggy Freelance, Riff is sent to 4U City in an Alternate Universe, where everyone is constantly drugged to keep them happy and docile, and hovering robots follow people around and inject them with syringes if they show any signs of unhappiness.
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