Obey Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Obey

To yield assent; to accord; agree, or acquiesce; to adapt one's self; to consent or conform.

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(Intransitive) To receive something willingly.

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The definition of acquiesce means to give in or go along with something without protesting, even if you don't really want to.

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To be accountable or responsible to; to account to

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To allow oneself to be subjected to something:

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To give way to argument, persuasion, influence, or entreaty.

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To abide by an agreement.

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To remain faithful to something or someone; to stand to; to adhere.

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To act toward (another) in a specified way:

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do what one is told

To act in accordance with orders

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To stick fast; stay attached

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(--- Upper Southern US) To have in mind as a goal or purpose; intend.

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To occur or be evident as a consequence; result:

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To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.

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To act in acknowledgment of (a holiday, for example); keep or celebrate:

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A statute. Something done or performed. The process of doing or performing. See also actus reus, overt act and omission.

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To carry out or execute an action or process; esp., to take part in a musical program, act in a play, dance, etc. before an audience

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attend to orders

To act in accordance with orders

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The definition of embrace is to hug, eagerly accept, or to be serious about starting something new.

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To execute; effect; perform (an act, action, etc.)

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(Idiomatic) To fulfill.

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To grant or concede; bestow

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To meet (a requirement or condition); satisfy.

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To discharge (duties, for example).

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To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.

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submit to

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To make similar in form or nature; to make suitable for a purpose; to adapt.

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Respond is defined as to answer or reply or to act in return.

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(Medicine) To affect something.

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To give over or resign (oneself) to something, as to an emotion:

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give allegiance to

To act in accordance with a recognized principle

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To make the net difference in credits and debits of a financial account agree with the balance.

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make one's own

To act in accordance with a recognized principle

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To act in accordance with a recognized principle

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do what is expected of one

To act in accordance with orders

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do one's duty

To act in accordance with orders

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redeem one's pledge

To act in accordance with orders

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do as one says

To act in accordance with orders

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come at call

To act in accordance with orders

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To agree (with); be in accord (in an opinion, etc.)

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(Intransitive) To agree or assent to a proposal or a view; to give way. [from 16th c.]

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To agree to, give approval.

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take orders

To act in accordance with orders

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do the will of

To act in accordance with orders

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do one's bidding

To act in accordance with orders

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play-second-fiddle

(Idiomatic, intransitive) To play a subsidiary or subordinate role to someone or something else.

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be devoted to

To act in accordance with a recognized principle

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be attached to

To act in accordance with a recognized principle

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To remain in a state or condition; stay:

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be ruled by

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To think of in a certain light; consider

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bow to

To act in accordance with orders

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To act in accordance with a recognized principle

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set one's course by

To act in accordance with a recognized principle

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be loyal to

To act in accordance with a recognized principle

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accommodate to

To act in accordance with a recognized principle

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(With relationship implied by context) To obtain (a pet) from a shelter or the wild.

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To admit as being in accordance with fact, truth, or a claim; acknowledge:

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To act in accordance with a recognized principle

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To act in accordance with a recognized principle

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To change so as to be suitable to or conform with something else:

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To do or perform (something) repeatedly in order to acquire or polish a skill:

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Antonyms for Obey

To refuse to obey an order of (somebody).

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To participate in a mutiny; revolt against constituted authority

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To present in counterbalance or contrast:

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To decline to accept, agree to, or do something

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(Intransitive, knitting) To finish the last row of knitted stitches and remove them securely from the needle.

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To feel or express strong unwillingness or repugnance:

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Words Related to Obey

To act, react, function, or perform in a particular way:

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(Intransitive) To make a stipulation by way of settling differences or determining a price; to exchange promises; to come to terms or to a common resolve; to promise.

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in-obedience-to

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(Obsolete or UK dialectal) Together.

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yield to

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love-god

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