obey


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Synonyms for obey

submit to

Synonyms

  • submit to
  • surrender (to)
  • give way to
  • succumb to
  • bow to
  • give in to
  • yield to
  • be ruled by
  • serve
  • defer to
  • cave in to
  • take orders from
  • do what you are told by

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submit

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Synonyms for obey

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Antonyms for obey

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"Would it were so in Afghanistan!" said the chief, "for there we obey only our own wills."
"And for that reason," said the native officer, twirling his mustache, "your Amir whom you do not obey must come here and take orders from our Viceroy.
And the officer answered, "An order was given, and they obeyed."
Bertuccio wiped the perspiration from his brow, but obeyed; however, he continued to take the left hand.
Baisemeaux obeyed. He summoned his lieutenant, and gave him an order, which the latter passed on, without disturbing himself about it, to the next whom it concerned.
The governor obeyed. The sergeant and turnkeys disappeared.
``light forth this stranger, and fail not to draw lock and bar behind him.'' Reuben, a dark-brow'd and black-bearded Israelite, obeyed her summons, with a torch in his hand; undid the outward door of the house, and conducting Gurth across a paved court, let him out through a wicket in the entrance-gate, which he closed behind him with such bolts and chains as would well have become that of a prison.
Instantly the order was obeyed; the opening appeared and the passage lay plainly before them.
"Why, then, if the belt obeys you, were we unable to discover the Tin Woodman?" asked Ozma.
Obey's performing and choreographic credits extend not only to concert dance but also to Broadway musicals, films, television, summer stock and industrials, both in the U.S.
Her promise to "obey" young Edward Windsor will obviously be an empty one.
In a traditional service, attended by about 600 guests, Sophie will promise to "obey" Edward.
From accounts in various newspapers of an April 9 exchange on the floor of the House of Representatives between Tom DeLay (R., Tex.) and David Obey (D., Wisc.).
Virtual ants inhabit a similar realm, but the rules they obey operate a little differently.