Obey Synonyms and Antonyms

ō-bā
To act in accordance with orders
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. accept
  2. comply
  3. conform
  4. mind
  5. carry out
  6. submit
  7. acquiesce
  8. follow
  9. yield
  10. observe
  11. answer-to
  12. respond
  13. act
  14. act-on
  15. abide by
  16. bow to
  17. surrender
  18. perform
  19. adhere
  20. do
  21. attend to orders
  22. do what one is told
  23. accord
  24. consent
  25. do what is expected of one
  26. do one's duty
  27. redeem one's pledge
  28. be ruled by
  29. do as one says
  30. come at call
  31. serve
  32. concur
  33. accede
  34. assent
  35. take orders
  36. heed
  37. do the will of
  38. keep
  39. do one's bidding
  40. fulfill
  41. play-second-fiddle
  42. regard
  43. respect
  44. submit to
Antonyms:
  1. rebel
  2. disobey
  3. mutiny
  4. oppose
  5. refuse
  6. cast-off
To act in accordance with a recognized principle
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. live by
  2. set one's course by
  3. accept
  4. agree
  5. give allegiance to
  6. be loyal to
  7. reconcile
  8. adjust
  9. accommodate to
  10. adopt
  11. own
  12. make one's own
  13. abide by
  14. hold fast
  15. embrace
  16. practice
  17. adhere (to)
  18. conform to
  19. be devoted to
  20. be attached to
  21. serve
  22. exercise
Antonyms:
  1. disobey
  2. oppose
  3. refuse
  4. rebel
  5. cast-off
  6. mutiny

Words Related to Obey

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Obey Sentence Examples

  • He has raised me to obey … to be good.

  • Agree to obey the laws that I shall make for you.

  • The king had sent them there to make the people obey his unjust laws.

  • My rules are simple; obey me and you will be rewarded.

  • I am not merely civil to him but obey him like a corporal, though I am his senior.

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