Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word: COMPLAISANT
Submissive
The word complaisant means "willing to please others; obliging; agreeable; yielding to others' wishes."
Examining the options:
(A) Insecure — lacking confidence or assurance; not related to pleasing others.
(B) Anxious — feeling worried or uneasy; opposite in tone.
(C) Alert — vigilant, attentive; unrelated.
(D) Submissive — willing to yield to the authority or will of others; compliant. This closely matches "complaisant."
Hence the correct synonym is Submissive.
Note: do not confuse complaisant (eager to please) with complacent (self-satisfied). They share Latin roots but differ in modern usage.
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