Obey

Antonyms for obey:

disobey.

Synonyms for obey:

Sense 3 (noun)

mind, keep.

adhere (verb)

respect.

comply (verb)

cede, respect, observe, bow, conform, capitulate, succumb, shape up, assent, bend, accept, genuflect, adhere, comply, cave, consent, acquiesce, fulfill, yield, kowtow, knuckle under, concur, submit, agree, surrender, defer.

conform (verb)

comply with.

defer (verb)

capitulate, kowtow, bow, succumb, cave.

fall (verb)

bend.

follow (verb)

conform, attend, imitate.

fulfill (verb)

comply with, DO.

obey (verb)

concur, submit, acquiesce, surrender, observe, follow, accept, mind, assent, abide by, knuckle under, serve, fulfill, comply, adhere to, keep, agree.

Sense 1

recognize, keep to, play fair, answer to, walk with God, adhere to, cooperate, mind, abide by, shape up, dance attendance on, manage, act onorupon.

Sense 2

jump, behave, DO.

Sense 3

subscribe, bidding.

Sense 7

abide.

Sense 9

keep.

comply

adhere to, shape up.

Usage examples for obey:

• It is one of my grandfather's orders, so I suppose we shall have to obey. - "From the Housetops", George Barr McCutcheon.
• He forgot the king's warning and his promise to obey. - "Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends", Gertrude Landa.
• He has the power to command you and you must obey- until Jack comes back to you. - "Gunman's Reckoning", Max Brand.