Thesaurus / obeying
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synonyms for obeying
- 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 one's bidding
- do one's duty
- 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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The school said it immediately took action to have those families not obeying the rules leave or pay back tuition.
WHY DID EDUCATION LEADERS TRASH A SCHOOL FULL OF MUSIC, DANCE AND ART?JAY MATHEWSJANUARY 30, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThey kicked him out because he refused to obey them, and the streets of Mexico City became his home for three weeks.
CASA FRIDA BECOMES SECOND HOME FOR MEXICO CITY’S LGBTQ COMMUNITYYARIEL VALDÉS GONZÁLEZJANUARY 22, 2021WASHINGTON BLADEThere’s a lot of things in between, and it does a disservice to understanding humans to say we have to obey these very narrow rules.
CATHERINE DULAC FINDS BRAIN CIRCUITRY BEHIND SEX-SPECIFIC BEHAVIORSCLAUDIA DREIFUSDECEMBER 14, 2020QUANTA MAGAZINEThe statement was so bizarre that Allison obeyed without thinking, briefly pulling her mask below her chin.
‘TAKE OFF YOUR MASK’: BOORISH CUSTOMERS HAVE FOUND A WAY TO MAKE SEXUAL HARASSMENT EVEN MORE OF A HAZARDMONICA HESSEDECEMBER 10, 2020WASHINGTON POSTYet the algorithms Nelson devises obey real-world constraints — chief among them the fact that computers cannot store unlimited amounts of data.
THE COMPUTER SCIENTIST WHO SHRINKS BIG DATAALLISON WHITTENDECEMBER 7, 2020QUANTA MAGAZINEOne of the simplest of these childish tricks is the invention of an excuse for not instantly obeying a command, as "Come here!"
CHILDREN'S WAYSJAMES SULLYThe obeying of several hints, of secret impulses, argues great wisdom.
THE LIFE AND MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE, OF YORK, MARINER (1801)DANIEL DEFOEInstead of obeying, the officers and men held a mass meeting to draft their remonstrance to the Directory.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISONThen, learning from the uproar at the gate that the guards were obeying his instructions literally, he went on at an easier pace.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACY"No apology is needed, mon ami," Paul exclaimed quickly, well aware that the detective was merely obeying instructions.
THE DOCTOR OF PIMLICOWILLIAM LE QUEUXWORDS RELATED TO OBEYING
- abject
- accommodating
- acquiescent
- amenable
- bowing down
- comformable
- complying
- deferential
- docile
- domesticated
- dutiful
- giving-in
- humble
- ingratiating
- lowly
- malleable
- meek
- menial
- nonresistant
- nonresisting
- obedient
- obeisant
- obeying
- obsequious
- passive
- patient
- pliable
- pliant
- resigned
- servile
- slavish
- subdued
- tame
- tractable
- uncomplaining
- unresisting
- yes
- yielding
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