Meaning & use
complaisant
Willing to please others and readily agreeing to their wishes, sometimes to an excessive degree.
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His complaisant staff rarely questioned even his most unreasonable requests.
She grew tired of being so complaisant and finally spoke up about the unfair schedule.
A note on using this word
Complaisant is often confused with complacent; complaisant means eager to please, while complacent means self-satisfied and unconcerned.
Words with a similar meaning
accommodatingcompliantobliging
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