compliance: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 18 letter points · starts with C · ends with E
Meaning of compliance
noun
- countable, uncountable
An act of complying.
Example: strict compliance
- uncountable
The state of being compliant.
Example: The software ensures compliance with data protection laws.
- uncountable
The tendency of conforming with or agreeing to the wishes of others.
Example: His quick compliance with the order impressed the officer.
- countable, uncountable
A measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure; its flexibility.
Listed forms: compliances.
Source: Wiktionary — compliance.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for compliance.
noun
acting according to certain accepted standards
noun
a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
noun
the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is compliance in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of compliance
C(3) + O(1) + M(3) + P(3) + L(1) + I(1) + A(1) + N(1) + C(3) + E(1) = 18 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of compliance
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from compliance
346 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in compliance. Showing up to 24, longest first.