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. Alfred A. Montapert:

   Every person has free choice. Free to obey or disobey the Natural Laws. Your choice determines the consequences. Nobody ever did, or ever will, escape the consequences of his choices.

2. Thomas Merton:

   I cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform to my own whims and fancies. I cannot make even my own body obey me.

3. Italian Proverb:

   By learning to obey, you will know how to command.

4. Bo Hanlin:

   I don't need their apology -- they should apologize to the doctors and those who can not be hospitalized, we can only obey and believe in the government.

5. Helene Salliet:

   Authorities must take into consideration that we are not just subjects that have to obey, we, parents, must get the right tools to understand and make well-informed decisions.