Synonyms for obey
oʊˈbeɪobey

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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

   Synonyms:
   submit, comply, yield

   Antonyms:
   resist, disobey, refuse

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1. obeyverb

   be obedient to

   Antonyms:
   disobey

Matched Categories

1. • Conform

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1. obeyverb

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "obey":

   comply, obedience, follow

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1. 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.*

2. Dmitry Peskov:

   She violated Russian law, and now she’s being prosecuted. It’s not about being a hostage. There are lots of American citizens here. They’re enjoying their freedoms… but you have to obey the laws.

3. Raghuram Rajan:

   One of the things we need to do to avoid crony capitalism is have rule of law. So our point was obey our regulation, we will work with you to fix it, to make it more useful for you.

4. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee:

   You obey it if it's right.

5. Dean Trantalis:

   People will always find random evidence of non-compliance and make it appear that’s the norm, most people are aware of the rules and obey the rules. We have beaches and open-air environments, and open-air environments are not considered to be putting people at risk. I think people should spend more time focusing than trying to play gotcha with other people visiting our community.