complies
Follows the rules
Complies means to act in accordance with a rule, request, or demand.
Someone who complies does what they're told or follows what's required: The company complies with all federal regulations, He refused to comply with the court order.
The word often appears in legal and bureaucratic contexts, suggesting formal obedience rather than willing agreement.
Follows commands given
- followsComes after another
- submitsYields to authority
- heedsPays attention to
- adheresStays firmly attached
abides · conforms · yields · defers · respects · honors · observes · fulfills
Postpones or yields
- yieldsGives forth results
- submitsYields to authority
- bowsRespectful forward bends
- relentsAbandons firm stance
concedes · respects · honors · acknowledges · accommodates · obliges · kowtows · genuflects
Enforced rules and standards
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- lawsEnforceable societal rules
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
- requirementsNecessary conditions for something
statutes · policies · guidelines · directives · mandates · protocols · ordinances · codes
Holds the same opinion
- consentsGrants approval formally
- assentsExpresses concurrence
- concursExpresses agreement with
- acceptsConsents to receive
approves · endorses · affirms · acknowledges · ratifies · sanctions · concords · aligns
Matches expected standards
- standardizesMakes uniform or consistent
- normalizesMakes conform to standard
- assimilatesAbsorbs into a larger whole
- adaptsModifies to suit circumstances
adjusts · fits · aligns · matches · harmonizes · integrates · accommodates · synchronizes
obeys
Follows commands given
adheres · abides · conforms · yields · defers · respects · honors · observes · fulfills · executes
defers
Postpones or yields
relents · concedes · respects · honors · acknowledges · accommodates · obliges · kowtows · genuflects · capitulates
regulations
Enforced rules and standards
requirements · statutes · policies · guidelines · directives · mandates · protocols · ordinances · codes · provisions
agrees
Holds the same opinion
accepts · approves · endorses · affirms · acknowledges · ratifies · sanctions · concords · aligns · harmonizes
conforms
Matches expected standards
- standardizesMakes uniform or consistent
- normalizesMakes conform to standard
- assimilatesAbsorbs into a larger whole
adapts · adjusts · fits · aligns · matches · harmonizes · integrates · accommodates · synchronizes · uniformity
compliesviolates
Acts against established rules
infringes · breaches · contravenes · transgresses · deviates
- backhanded complimentsInsults dressed as flattery
- fishing for complimentsSoliciting praise indirectly
- bylaws complianceFollowing an organization's internal rules
- corporate complianceFollowing mandated business standards
- back-handed complimentsPraise containing veiled criticism
- treaty complianceFollowing pact obligations
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