follow the rules
- obeyFollow commands given
- complyFollow rules or requests
- conformBehave as expected
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
regulations · laws · boundaries · strict · authority · guidelines · behave · structure · control · submit · protocol · code · respect · proper · line · straight · narrow · enforce
compliance vs. defiance
follow the rulesbreak the rules
disobey · rebel · defy · transgress · break the law
order vs. chaos
follow the rulesrun amok
Behave violently without restraint
wreak havoc · run wild · go rogue · go wild · fly by the seat of one's pants
conformity vs. independence
follow the rulesthink for oneself
Reason without external direction
march to one's own drum · do one's own thing · go against the grain