Word Type

Noun

The word "obedience" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

control disobedience disobedience violation

Derived Terms

anticipatory obedience canonical obedience misobedience nonobedience overobedience superobedience unobedience

Etymologically Related To

obeisance

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

compliance filial duty flexibility submission tractability tractableness

Type Of (IsA)

compliance filial duty tractability

Related Terms

obedient obeisance obey

Related Terms

disobedient disobey dog dog school obedient obeisance obey obeying school

Synonym Network

hearsomeness submission

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