Antonyms for obey
oʊˈbeɪobey

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. obeyverb

   Antonyms:
   disobey, defy

2. obeyverb

   Antonyms:
   disobey, defy

3. obeyverb

   Antonyms:
   disobey, defy

4. obeyverb

   Antonyms:
   disobey, defy

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 6 votes

1. obey

   Anything that comes after or goes after another, either in space or in time, is said to follow it. A servant follows or attends his master; a victorious general may follow the retiring enemy merely to watch and hold him in check; he chases or pursues with intent to overtake and attack; the chase is closer and hotter than the pursuit. (Compare synonyms for HUNT.) One event may follow another either with or without special connection; if it ensues, there is some orderly connection; as, the ensuing year; if it results from another, there is some relation of effect, consequence, or inference. A clerk observes his employer's directions. A child obeys his parent's commands, follows or copies his example, imitates his speech and manners. The compositor follows copy; the incoming succeeds the outgoing official.

   Synonyms:
   accompany, attend, chase, come after, copy, ensue, follow, go after, heed, imitate, observe, practise, pursue, result, succeed

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.2 / 6 votes

1. obey

   Antonyms:
   resist, disobey, refuse

   Synonyms:
   submit, comply, yield

Matched Categories

1. • Conform

Princeton's WordNetRate this antonym:5.0 / 1 vote

1. obeyverb

   be obedient to

   Antonyms:
   disobey

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. obeyverb

   Synonyms:
   comply, submit to, heed, regard, be ruled by

How to use obey in a sentence?

1. Hunter Biden:

   First of all, I'm going to obey any subpoena that was sent to me.

2. H. M. Tomlinson:

   It is better to obey the mysterious direction, without any fuss, when it points to a new road, however strange that road may be. There is probably as much reason for it, if the truth were known, as for anything else.

3. George Washington:

   The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish Government, presupposes the duty of every individual to obey the established Government.

4. George Farquhar:

   Those who know the least obey the best.

5. Persian:

   Both white and black acknowledge women?s sway, So much the better and the wiser too, Deeming it most convenient to obey, Or possibly they might their folly rue.*

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