Definition of Amenable

willing to comply or cooperate

Examples of Amenable in a sentence

My husband never complains about anything and is amenable to all my vacation suggestions.  🔊

Even though these budget cuts are necessary, I know most of the staff will not be amenable to the cutbacks.  🔊

For the class project, Josh was more amenable to writing a long essay than he was to creating a short film.  🔊

Is this contract set in stone or is it amenable to change?  🔊

Because she loved living on her own, April’s grandmother was not amenable to the suggestion of living in a nursing home.  🔊

As a wedding planner, I prefer to work with women who are amenable to hearing my ideas.  🔊

Tom’s five-year-old daughter was not amenable to the idea of postponing her birthday party.  🔊

Since the superintendent does not want the teachers to go on strike, he is very amenable to listening to their concerns.  🔊

Fortunately, the bacterium which causes strep throat is very amenable to the influence of antibiotics.  🔊

The scientists in the laboratory are amenable to establishing new control measures to help ensure their safety.  🔊

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