Synonyms for obey

verb

1. To act in accordance with orders

   submit, answer to, respond, act, act on, bow to, surrender, yield, perform, do, carry out, attend to orders, do what one is told, accept, accord, consent, do what is expected of one, do one's duty, redeem one's pledge, do as one says, come at call, serve, concur, accede, assent, conform, acquiesce, mind, take orders, do the will of, do one's bidding, comply, fulfill, play second fiddle*; see also agree.

   Antonyms rebel*, disobey, mutiny.

2. To act in accordance with a recognized principle

   live by, set one's course by, accept, agree, give allegiance to, be loyal to, reconcile, adjust, accommodate to, adopt, own, make one's own, abide by, hold fast, embrace, practice, adhere to, conform to, be devoted to, be attached to, serve, exercise; see also behave 2, conform, follow 2.

   Antonyms oppose*, refuse, cast off.