Antonyms 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

   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. Tom Hanks:

   It’s never too late to change things … and that’s the responsibility of anybody who wants to obey a code of professional ethics.

2. Marcel Proust:

   Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge we make promise only; pain we obey.

3. 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.

4. Matthew Prior:

   Fantastic tyrant of the amorous heart. How hard thy yoke, how cruel thy dart. Those escape your anger who refuse your sway, and those are punished most, who most obey.

5. Tom Simon:

   While yoga and meditation can be beneficial activities, it doesn't negate the need to obey flight crew instructions while in the air, the fact that the defendant's alleged misconduct caused the flight to be turned around in the air gives you an idea of the seriousness of this situation.

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