Antonyms for obedience
oʊˈbi di ənsobe·di·ence

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1. obediencenoun

   Antonyms:
   disobedience

2. obediencenoun

   Obedience is essential in any army.

   Antonyms:
   disobedience

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1. obedience

   Allegiance is the obligation of fidelity and obedience that an individual owes to his government or sovereign, in return for the protection he receives. The feudal uses of these words have mostly passed away with the state of society that gave them birth; but their origin still colors their present meaning. A patriotic American feels an enthusiastic loyalty to the republic; he takes, on occasion, an oath of allegiance to the government, but his loyalty will lead him to do more than mere allegiance could demand; he pays homage to God alone, as the only king and lord, or to those principles of right that are spiritually supreme; he acknowledges the duty of obedience to all rightful authority; he resents the idea of subjection. Fealty is becoming somewhat rare, except in elevated or poetic style. We prefer to speak of the faithfulness rather than the fealty of citizen, wife, or friend.

   Antonyms:
   disaffection, disloyalty, rebellion, sedition, treason

   Synonyms:
   allegiance, devotion, faithfulness, fealty, homage, loyalty, subjection

   Preposition:
   We honor the allegiance of the citizen to the government; the government has a right to allegiance from the citizen.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. obedience

   Antonyms:
   resistance, rebellion, violation, transgression, antagonism, disobedience

   Synonyms:
   submission, compliance, subservience

Matched Categories

1. • Submission
   • Tractability

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. obedience, obeisancenoun

   the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person

   Antonyms:
   disobedience, noncompliance

   Synonyms:
   respect, bow, bowing, obeisance

2. obediencenoun

   the trait of being willing to obey

   Antonyms:
   noncompliance, disobedience

   Synonyms:
   respect, obeisance

3. obedience, respectnoun

   behavior intended to please your parents

   "their children were never very strong on obedience"; "he went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes"

   Antonyms:
   noncompliance, disobedience

   Synonyms:
   esteem, respect, deference, regard, obeisance, respectfulness

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1. obediencenoun

   Antonyms:
   disobedience, incompliance, defiance, revolt, insubordination

   Synonyms:
   compliance, submission, subservience, dutifulness

How to use obedience in a sentence?

1. Michael Gove:

   The 'In' campaign want us to believe that Britain is beaten and broken ... (It) imagines that the people of this country are mere children, capable of being frightened into obedience by conjuring up new bogeymen every night.

2. Ken Dodd:

   I wanted to take the dog to obedience class but it wouldn't go.

3. Martin Luther:

   There is no justification without sanctification, no forgiveness without renewal of life, no real faith from which the fruits of new obedience do not grow.

4. Mary Baker Eddy:

   Audible prayer can never do the works of spiritual understanding, which regenerates; but silent prayer, watchfulness, and devout obedience enable us to follow Jesus example. Long prayers, superstition, and creeds clip the strong pinions of love, and clothe religion in human forms. Whatever materializes worship hinders man's spiritual growth and keeps him from demonstrating his power over error.

5. William Shakespeare:

   God bless thee and put meekness in thy mind, love, charity, obedience, and true duty

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