Synonyms 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.

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

   Antonyms:
   disaffection, disloyalty, rebellion, sedition, treason

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

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1. obedience

   Synonyms:
   submission, compliance, subservience

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

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1. obedience, obeisancenoun

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

   Synonyms:
   respect, bow, bowing, obeisance

   Antonyms:
   disobedience, noncompliance

2. obediencenoun

   the trait of being willing to obey

   Synonyms:
   respect, obeisance

   Antonyms:
   noncompliance, disobedience

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   noncompliance, disobedience

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1. • Submission
   • Tractability

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1. obediencenoun

   Synonyms:
   compliance, submission

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1. obediencenoun

   Synonyms:
   compliance, submission, subservience, dutifulness

   Antonyms:
   disobedience, incompliance, defiance, revolt, insubordination

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1. List of paraphrases for "obedience":

   obeisance, obey, allegiance

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How to use obedience in a sentence?

1. The Global Times:

   Washington has deployed two carrier battle groups around the South China Sea, and it wants to send a signal by flexing its muscles: As the biggest powerhouse in the region, it awaits China's obedience.

2. The FBI:

   I pledge obedience to the Caliphate Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Here we renew our pledge to the Caliphate Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

3. Merlin Figama Worshipper:

   The dogma of religion is love, and love is obedience to creationism.

4. Duterte Carpio:

   The overwhelming sentiment of the Filipino is that I am not qualified and it would be a violation of the Constitution to circumvent the law, the spirit of the Constitution, and so, in obedience to the will of the people, who after all placed me in the presidency many years ago, I now say, sa mga kababayan ko, sundin ko ang gusto ninyo( my countrymen, I will heed Duterte Carpio advice). And today, I announce my retirement from politics.

5. Chris Massaro:

   I've been sweating constantly and that's frustrating, I got to be honest, i enjoy the schedule, but there are parts of the schedule I don't like -- and that's a good thing. It works on obedience.