Antonyms for obeys
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : oh-bey |
| Phonetic Transcription : oʊˈbeɪ |
Definition of obeys
Origin :- late 13c., from Old French obeir "obey, be obedient, do one's duty" (12c.), from Latin obedire, oboedire "obey, be subject, serve; pay attention to, give ear," literally "listen to," from ob "to" (see ob-) + audire "listen, hear" (see audience). Same sense development is in cognate Old English hiersumnian. Related: Obeyed; obeying.
- verb conform, give in
- The moment he obeys the rein and drops into a walk, the hand is to be relaxed.
- Extract from : « The Young Lady's Equestrian Manual » by Anonymous
- And as one obeys it, there is the joy of obedience, quite apart from the joy of success.
- Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
- Everything on which his eye rests, obeys the impulses of moral nature.
- Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- He has my orders, and my servants have orders to see that he obeys them.
- Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini
- And should you say that any one obeys the laws without knowing what the laws ordain?
- Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon
- He lays down the empty pipe he has been twirling in his fingers, and obeys her.
- Extract from : « Despair's Last Journey » by David Christie Murray
- She beckons him to come a little nearer to her, and silently he obeys the gesture.
- Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
- He obeys, and the result is the capture of a fish which brings him in wealth.
- Extract from : « Russian Fairy Tales » by W. R. S. Ralston
- He has troops of his own, an army which obeys no orders but his.
- Extract from : « Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt » by James Baikie
- Prejudice obeyed as it ever obeys in that vast land of untrameled freedom.
- Extract from : « Lords of the North » by A. C. Laut
Synonyms for obeys
- abide by
- accede
- accept
- accord
- acquiesce
- act upon
- adhere to
- agree
- answer
- assent
- be loyal to
- be ruled by
- bow to
- carry out
- comply
- concur
- discharge
- do as one says
- do one's bidding
- do one's duty
- do what is expected
- do what one is told
- embrace
- execute
- follow
- fulfill
- get in line
- give way
- heed
- hold fast
- keep
- knuckle under
- live by
- mind
- observe
- perform
- play second fiddle
- respond
- serve
- submit
- surrender
- take orders
- toe the line
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