Qualities

Synonyms for amenable

Two senses of amenable live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 5, Summit · 2 senses · adjective

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 5, SummitQualities

disposed or willing to conform

Someone amenable to the instruction of others.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

conformable

Same sentence, swapped: Someone conformable to the instruction of others.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for amenable as it is used in the sentence above.

zealous
ardent
forward

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 5, SummitQualities

responsive to suggestions and influences

An amenable child.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

tractable

Same sentence, swapped: An tractable child.

Close but different

reconciled
accessible
accountable

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