obeying
Doing as told
Obeying is following commands, rules, or instructions from an authority.
Children obey parents, soldiers obey officers, citizens obey laws.
The word implies submission to another's will: She resented obeying orders she disagreed with.
Things that respond predictably also obey: The car wasn't obeying the steering wheel.
Faithful following of something
- conformityAdherence to norms
- observanceKeeping of customs
- accordanceState of agreement
- followingComing after another
conformance · alignment · heeding · respecting · honoring · upholding · fulfilling · executing
Yielding to another's judgment
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
- yieldingBending under pressure
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- capitulationComplete yielding to demands
subordination · docility · meekness · subservience · passivity · resignation · bowing · kowtowing
Authoritative instruction given
- ordersInstructions to obey
- directivesFormal commands or instructions
- instructionsGuidance on how to proceed
- decreesOfficial orders with force
edicts · mandates · dictates · rulings · injunctions · laws · regulations · statutes
Required task or commitment
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
devotion · fidelity · commitment · honor · service · fealty · steadfastness · dedication
Developing abilities through practice
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- drillHole-boring device
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
rules · guidelines · standards · conduct · behavior · orderliness · structure · self-control
adherence
Faithful following of something
- conformityAdherence to norms
- observanceKeeping of customs
- accordanceState of agreement
following · conformance · alignment · heeding · respecting · honoring · upholding · fulfilling · executing · carrying out
deference
Yielding to another's judgment
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
- yieldingBending under pressure
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
capitulation · subordination · docility · meekness · subservience · passivity · resignation · bowing · kowtowing · genuflecting
command
Authoritative instruction given
- ordersInstructions to obey
- directivesFormal commands or instructions
- instructionsGuidance on how to proceed
decrees · edicts · mandates · dictates · rulings · injunctions · laws · regulations · statutes · ordinances
obligation
Required task or commitment
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
loyalty · devotion · fidelity · commitment · honor · service · fealty · steadfastness · dedication · conscientiousness
training
Developing abilities through practice
protocol · rules · guidelines · standards · conduct · behavior · orderliness · structure · self-control · restraint
- submissionsubmission hold, submitting, surrendering, capitulation, yielding
- conformityconformity, conforming, conform, conformist, conformism
- complianceaudit, policy, compliance officer, regulation, complying
- loyalty actskeeping secrets, keeping faith
- surrendersurrender, surrenders, surrendering, I surrender, capitulate
- stepping upstepping up, volunteering, taking action, rising up, responding
obeyingdisobeying
Failing to comply
defying · refusing · resisting · contravening · violating
obeyingrebelling
Resisting established authority
revolting · mutinying · rioting · dissenting · protesting
obey, obedience, obedient, disobey, obeyed, disobedience, obeys, disobeyed, disobeys