obey
Do as told
To obey is to do what someone tells you to do, or to follow a rule or law.
Children obey parents, soldiers obey commanders, citizens obey laws.
The word implies submission to authority: She obeyed without question.
Things that respond predictably also obey: The car obeyed the slightest touch of the wheel.
To obey your instincts is to act on them.
Go behind another
- adhereStick firmly to
- conformBehave as expected
- complyFollow rules or requests
- abide byFollow or observe
carry out · observe · fulfill · execute · implement · enact · respect · honor
Present for consideration
- deferDelay or submit
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- answer toBe subordinate to
report to · serve · subordinate · respect · follow orders · chain of command · hierarchy · superior
Cease resistance, yield
- acquiesceSubmit without protest
- capitulateYield under pressure
- succumbYield to pressure
- relentCease resistance or severity
give in · bend · kowtow · grovel · meekness · docility · subservience · servility
Required task or commitment
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
devotion · fidelity · commitment · honor · service · fealty · sworn · vow
Give careful attention
- listenPerceive sound attentively
- mindSeat of consciousness
- attendBe present at
- noteShort written record
regard · consider · watchful · mindful · aware · alert · attentive · receptive
Binding principle or regulation
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
norms · convention · policy · code · decree · edict · commandment · directive
follow
Go behind another
abide by · carry out · observe · fulfill · execute · implement · enact · respect · honor · uphold
submit
Present for consideration
answer to · report to · serve · subordinate · respect · follow orders · chain of command · hierarchy · superior · master
surrender
Cease resistance, yield
- acquiesceSubmit without protest
- capitulateYield under pressure
- succumbYield to pressure
relent · give in · bend · kowtow · grovel · meekness · docility · subservience · servility · passivity
obligation
Required task or commitment
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
faithfulness · devotion · fidelity · commitment · honor · service · fealty · sworn · vow · pledge
heed
Give careful attention
note · regard · consider · watchful · mindful · aware · alert · attentive · receptive · responsive
law
Binding principle or regulation
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
protocol · norms · convention · policy · code · decree · edict · commandment · directive · statute
- conformityconformity, conforming, conform, conformist, conformism
- commandsgo, stop, wait, come, run
- wedding vowsI do, I will, to have and to hold, till death do us part, forever
- Shu-Ha-Riha, beginner stage, advanced stage, detach, transcend
- Hearing & Listeninghear, hearing, eavesdrop, overhear, listen
- pursuitchase, chasing, pursuit, chase down, pursue
- blind obedienceCompliance without critical thought
- obedience trainingTeaching animals to comply
- obedience classesCanine behavior instruction
- obedience schoolCanine behavior instruction program
- dog obedienceTrained response to commands
- obedience classPet behavior training program
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