Obey

/əʊˈbeɪ/

Synonyms for "obey" (167 found)

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Closest matches (34)

Verb(13 words)

comply conform abide abided abides accede acquiesce adhereadhere to original termsadhered adheres assent complied

abide byaccede accept acquiesceacquiesce inactadhere toadjust agreeagree toassentattend to ordersbe agreeablebend tobowbow tocarry outcomply

Noun(3 words)

adh...be directed bybe observed closely

Strong matches (50)

comply withcondone conformconform toconform withconsentconsent tocountenance deferdefer todischarge do effect executeface the musicfollowfollow the bookfulfil fulfillgive way to

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go along withgrin and abidegrin and bear itharken tohearken toheed keep

Verb(15 words)

comply with standardconformed cooperate curtseyeddanish følgefollow the schedulefollowed follows harkened hearken hearkened hearkens heeded heedskeep to timetable

Noun(8 words)

complying cooperatingfollow alongfollow examplefollowingfollowing studyhearkening kikladhes

Related words (83)

knock underknuckle downknuckle underknuckle under tolet go bylet passlistenlisten tolive withlive with itmake the most ofmark meet mindnot resistobey the rulesobserve overlook performput up with

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reconcile regard relent resign respectrise abovesatisfy serve shrugshrug it offsquarestay in linesubmitsubmit tosuccumbsuccumb toswallowswallow itswallow the pilltaketake ittake orderstoe the linetoe the marktruckle toyieldyield to

Verb(16 words)

kotow kowtowed listened listens mind obeyed observedobserved physical entitiesobserves respected respondshow respectsubmit toeduse a templateyield

Noun(14 words)

lackey lackeyslisten meeklymore observedmost active listeningobserve the rulesobserve weekly patternobserved astronomical objectobserving respectsrobot guidedsticking to plantoe toeing

Adjective(6 words)

lawful conductobservable signobserved behavioral patternobserved entityobserved eventobserved trait

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

4 entries

adapt adjust conform follow

More specific

7 entries

compliance with rulesfollowing ordersobedience to authorityobey commandsobey instructionsobey orderssubmission to commands

Collocations

6 entries

obey authorityobey commandsobey instructionsobey ordersobey rulesobey the law

Inflections

3 entries

obeyed obeying obeys

Derivations

4 entries

disobedience obedience obedient obediently

Antonyms

1 entries

disobey

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

You are supposed to obey the law.

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You must learn to obey instructions.

Source: tatoeba (16101)

All you have to do is to obey my orders.

Source: tatoeba (16517)

We should obey our parents.

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