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Synonyms for law-abiding
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : law-uh-bahy-ding |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɔ əˌbaɪ dɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for law-abiding Other synonyms for the word law-abiding
- above-board
- aboveboard
- acclaimed
- accurate
- acquiescent
- all together
- amenable
- angelic
- at one's beck and call
- at peace
- authentic
- bald
- biddable
- blameless
- blunt
- bona fide
- businesslike
- candid
- categorical
- celebrated
- charitable
- chivalrous
- cogent
- commendable
- complaisant
- constant
- controllable
- creditable
- decorous
- dependable
- deserving
- devout
- direct
- disciplined
- docile
- docious
- duteous
- dutiful
- eminent
- equitable
- esteemed
- estimable
- ethical
- exemplary
- fair
- fair and square
- faithful
- forthright
- frank
- genuine
- godlike
- good
- governable
- guiltless
- high-minded
- high-principled
- holy
- honest
- honorable
- honored
- honoring
- illustrious
- impartial
- in good shape
- in one's clutches
- in one's pocket
- in one's power
- in order
- ingenuous
- innocent
- irreproachable
- just
- knightly
- laudable
- law-abiding
- lay it on the line
- levelheaded
- like it is
- loyal
- manageable
- matchless
- meritorious
- methodical
- moral
- neat
- no lie
- noble
- nonviolent
- notable
- obedient
- obeisant
- obliging
- observant
- of good repute
- on a string
- on the level
- on the up and up
- on the up-and-up
- open
- organized
- outright
- peaceable
- peerless
- philanthropic
- philanthropical
- plain
- pliant
- point-blank
- praiseworthy
- precise
- principled
- proper
- punctilious
- pure
- quiet
- real
- regardful
- reliable
- reputable
- resigned
- respectable
- respectful
- restrained
- reverent
- reverential
- right-minded
- righteous
- saintly
- satisfactory
- satisfying
- scrupulous
- sensible
- serious
- sheeplike
- shipshape
- sincere
- sinless
- sober
- sound
- spiritual
- stalwart
- steadfast
- sterling
- straight
- straightforward
- submissive
- subservient
- summary
- systematic
- systematized
- tame
- tidy
- tractable
- tranquil
- true
- true blue
- trustworthy
- trusty
- truthful
- under control
- undisguised
- unfeigned
- unqualified
- unstained
- upfront
- upright
- upstanding
- valid
- venerating
- veracious
- virtuous
- well-behaved
- well-mannered
- well-organized
- well-trained
- what you see is what you get
- willing
- worthy
- wrapped around finger
- yielding
Définition of law-abiding
Origin :- 1839, from law + abiding.
- As in obedient : adj well-behaved; submissive
- As in ordered : adj orderly
- As in orderly : adj well-behaved
- As in righteous : adj good, honest
- As in solid : adj dependable, reliable
- As in straight : adj honest, fair
- As in honest : adj truthful, candid
- As in honorable : adj reputable
- The latter of the two, the dance of peace, is suitable to orderly and law-abiding men.
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
- I was mad clean through, but I'm law-abiding, generally speaking.
- Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- He regarded his duty as a man, and not as a law-abiding citizen.
- Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
- As for the latter, these are Dacotahs—one of the most law-abiding tribes.
- Extract from : « The Fiery Totem » by Argyll Saxby
- The inhabitants are law-abiding and crimes of violence are very rare.
- Extract from : « The Hawaiian Islands » by The Department of Foreign Affairs
- Constantine thought well of people who could be earnest about religion and law-abiding.
- Extract from : « Policing the Plains » by R.G. MacBeth
- From infancy we are taught to be peaceful, law-abiding citizens.
- Extract from : « Personality in Literature » by Rolfe Arnold Scott-James
- By far the greater majority of those on the reservations are law-abiding.
- Extract from : « Two Boys in Wyoming » by Edward S. Ellis
- Haywood, for example, has said that no Socialist can be a law-abiding citizen.
- Extract from : « Socialism As It Is » by William English Walling
- Yesterday I was a God-fearing, law-abiding man, surely that does not make me unfit!
- Extract from : « Shapes that Haunt the Dusk » by Various
Antonyms for law-abiding
- agitated
- bad
- biased
- broken
- complicated
- contrary
- corrupt
- counterfeit
- curved
- deceitful
- deceptive
- devious
- different
- diluted
- dishonest
- dishonorable
- disloyal
- disobedient
- disordered
- disorderly
- disorganized
- disreputable
- divided
- fake
- false
- fluid
- fraudulent
- gaseous
- immoral
- inadequate
- incomplete
- inconsiderate
- inconstant
- incontinuous
- indirect
- insincere
- insolent
- insubstantial
- insufficient
- intermittent
- irresponsible
- liquid
- loud
- lowly
- lying
- misbehaving
- misleading
- mixed
- mutinous
- neglectful
- noisy
- obstinate
- partial
- prejudiced
- rebellious
- soft
- tenuous
- treacherous
- turbulent
- twisted
- unconventional
- undependable
- unethical
- unfair
- unfaithful
- unjust
- unknown
- unmethodical
- unreal
- unreasonable
- unreliable
- unrespected
- unruly
- unsuitable
- unsystematic
- untidy
- untraditional
- untrustworthy
- untruthful
- vaporous
- violent
- vulgar
- vulnerable
- wild
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