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concession, conceding

n. the act of conceding or yielding

surrender, giving up

n. a verbal act of admitting defeat

yielding

adj. tending to give in or surrender or agree; "too yielding to make a stand against any encroachments"- V.I.Parrington

malleable

adj. lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure; "a deep yielding layer of foam rubber"

obedient

adj. inclined to yield to argument or influence or control; "a timid yielding person"

obliging, complying

adj. (compliant)

acquiescence, assent, consent

n. agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly"

sanction, endorsement, countenance, warrant, imprimatur

n. formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"

liberty

n. freedom of choice; "liberty of opinion"; "liberty of worship"; "liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases"; "at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes"

leave

n. permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak"

renunciation, renouncement

n. an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned

abdication, stepping down

n. a formal resignation and renunciation of powers

abnegation, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation

n. renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others

tractable

adj. easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler

submissive

adj. inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination; "submissive servants"; "a submissive reply"; "replacing troublemakers with more submissive people"

submissive, conformable

adj. quick to comply; "I have been to you a true and humble wife, at all times to your will conformable"-Shakespeare

willing, submissive, agreeable, amenable

adj. disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion"

yielding, obliging, complying

adj. (compliant)

manageable

adj. capable of being managed or controlled

willing

adj. disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers"

tractable

adj. easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler

submissive

adj. inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination; "submissive servants"; "a submissive reply"; "replacing troublemakers with more submissive people"

submissive, conformable

adj. quick to comply; "I have been to you a true and humble wife, at all times to your will conformable"-Shakespeare

yielding, obedient

adj. inclined to yield to argument or influence or control; "a timid yielding person"

amicable

adj. characterized by friendship and good will

accommodating, accommodative

adj. helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation; "the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in"; "made a special effort to be accommodating"

pleasant

adj. affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings; "a pleasant person to be around"; "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations"

nice, decent

adj. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"

acceptable, satisfactory

adj. meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat"

docile

adj. willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed; "the docile masses of an enslaved nation"

placid, complacent, self-satisfied

adj. contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions; "he had become complacent after years of success"; "his self-satisfied dignity"

brushed

adj. (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing; "a dress of brushed cotton"; "a fleecy lining"; "napped fabrics"

compressible, squeezable

adj. capable of being easily compressed

cushioned, cushiony, padded

adj. softened by the addition of cushions or padding

demulcent, emollient, softening, salving

adj. having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin

downy, flossy, fluffy

adj. like down or as soft as down

wooly, woolly, fleecy, flocculent

adj. having a fluffy character or appearance

mushy

adj. having the consistency of mush

overstuffed

adj. upholstered thickly and deeply; "an overstuffed sofa"

softish

adj. somewhat soft

spongy, squashy, squishy

adj. easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility; "spongy bread"

velvet, velvety

adj. resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface

willing, submissive, agreeable, amenable

adj. disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion"

nonresistant

adj. offering no resistance

inflexible, uncompromising

adj. not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty"

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