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Thesaurus / doing what is told

doing what is told

  • as inobey

other words for doing what is told

  • accept
  • adhere to
  • carry out
  • comply
  • embrace
  • execute
  • heed
  • live by
  • observe
  • surrender
  • accede
  • accord
  • acquiesce
  • agree
  • answer
  • assent
  • concur
  • discharge
  • follow
  • fulfill
  • keep
  • mind
  • perform
  • respond
  • serve
  • submit
  • abide by
  • act upon
  • be loyal to
  • be ruled by
  • bow to
  • do as one says
  • do what is expected
  • do what one is told
  • get in line
  • give way
  • hold fast
  • knuckle under
  • play second fiddle
  • take orders
  • toe the line
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opposites of doing what is told

  • decline
  • deny
  • disregard
  • forget
  • ignore
  • leave
  • miss
  • neglect
  • overlook
  • refuse
  • reject
  • argue
  • ask
  • differ
  • disagree
  • disallow
  • disapprove
  • disobey
  • dispute
  • dissent
  • fail
  • object
  • oppose
  • protest
  • question
  • mutiny
  • rebel
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