Synonyms for abide by
abide by

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1. comply, follow, abide byverb

   act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes

   "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules"

   Synonyms:
   take after, watch, watch over, fall out, stick with, keep up, be, comply, succeed, respect, honor, adopt, observe, play along, travel along, come after, trace, follow, honour, surveil, accompany, come, postdate, pursue, keep abreast, stick to, survey, espouse, conform to, keep an eye on

2. respect, honor, honour, abide by, observeverb

   show respect towards

   "honor your parents!"

   Synonyms:
   value, note, notice, watch over, comply, keep, mention, watch, detect, respect, honor, esteem, observe, prize, follow, reward, honour, maintain, discover, find, prise, celebrate, remark, take note, keep an eye on

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1. Mayor Craig Kavanagh:

   This town is still the same town it was before this CUP approval took place, the vote last night had nothing to do with beliefs or race, it was strictly a zoning issue City Council of Murdock felt like City Council of Murdock needed to legally abide by or it would have caused a substantial burden to the town. We as a council still want what is best for the City of Murdock and will always do so.

2. D. H. Lawrence:

   Try to find your deepest issue in every confusion, and abide by that.

3. Democratic Rep. Carolyn Maloney:

   This is such an injustice, that they will not abide by their treaty … that they won’t take their felon back.

4. Darcy Kriha:

   We, unfortunately, in some cases, have to abide by state and federal law that contradicts what the school's job is for students and what our obligations are to serve medically fragile and ill students.

5. Al Dahwey:

   Sudanese Mineral Resources Company specifies to the miners a certain depth to dig gold wells, but they do not abide by these restrictions.