Word Type

Noun

Adjective

Adjective

The word "obedient" can be used as noun, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

disobedient disobedient dominant

Derived Terms

nonobedient obedient plant obediently obedientness overobedient superobedient unobedient

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

acquiescent deferential devoted docile faithful loyal

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

abject controllable duteous governable manageable oily pliant sequacious servile soapy submissive subordinate supple tractable tractile yielding

Related Terms

at one's beck and call conformant domable domesticable domesticatable flattery humble obdt obedience obedt obey sycophant tameable wrap around one's little finger

Related Terms

authority behaves behaves well commands compliant disobedience disobey docile follows follows rules good instructions manageable obedience obey order rules submissive tractable well willing

Similar Terms

Y2K compliant acquiescent acquiescent biddable compliant conformable conformable docile duteous duteous dutiful good manageable manipulable submissive tractable y2k compliant

Synonym Network

dutiful hearsome

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