complying
Going along with
Complying is following a rule, request, or command.
Someone complying with regulations meets their requirements.
The company is complying with the new safety standards.
The word often appears in legal or bureaucratic contexts where adherence to rules matters: All vendors must show proof of complying with tax laws.
Coming after another
- obeyingFollowing directives given
- heedingAttending to advice
- executingCarrying out a task
- fulfillingProviding deep satisfaction
implementing · honoring · respecting · abiding · directive · mandate · instruction · command
Reluctant, resentful in giving
- reluctantUnwilling to act
- unwillingOpposed to participating
- forcedMade to occur unwillingly
- coercedPressured into compliance
pressured · capitulating · surrendering · conceding · resigned · passive · acquiescent · deferential
Sharing the same view
- consentingGiving voluntary permission
- assentingExpressing agreement officially
- accedingFormally giving consent
- concurringExpressing shared agreement
yielding · accommodating · obliging · willing · amenable · receptive · responsive · collaborative
Faithful following of something
- accordanceState of agreement
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- conformanceAdherence to requirements
- observanceKeeping of customs
standardization · consistency · protocol · norms · regulations · rules · requirements · guidelines
following
Coming after another
fulfilling · implementing · honoring · respecting · abiding · directive · mandate · instruction · command · order
grudging
Reluctant, resentful in giving
coerced · pressured · capitulating · surrendering · conceding · resigned · passive · acquiescent · deferential · submissive
agreeing
Sharing the same view
- consentingGiving voluntary permission
- assentingExpressing agreement officially
- accedingFormally giving consent
concurring · yielding · accommodating · obliging · willing · amenable · receptive · responsive · collaborative · supportive
adherence
Faithful following of something
- accordanceState of agreement
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- conformanceAdherence to requirements
observance · standardization · consistency · protocol · norms · regulations · rules · requirements · guidelines · specifications
- business activitiesmeetings, meeting, hiring, firing, training
- responsibilitiesfollowing through, meeting deadlines, babysitting, supervising
- saying yesyes, nodding, agreeing, sure, accepting
- business proceduresrecording, processing, documenting, approving, verifying
- complianceaudit, obeying, policy, regulation, submitting
- submissionsubmission hold, submitting, surrendering, capitulation, yielding
complyingdisobeying
Failing to comply
defying · refusing · resisting · noncomplying · violating
complyingrebelling
Resisting established authority
revolting · challenging · obstructing · counteracting · subverting
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