obedience (Meaning)
obedience (n)
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
the trait of being willing to obey
behavior intended to please your parents
obedience (n.)
The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that which is required by authority; subjection to rightful restraint or control.
Words or actions denoting submission to authority; dutifulness.
A following; a body of adherents; as, the Roman Catholic obedience, or the whole body of persons who submit to the authority of the pope.
A cell (or offshoot of a larger monastery) governed by a prior.
One of the three monastic vows.
The written precept of a superior in a religious order or congregation to a subject.
Synonyms & Antonyms of obedience
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- rebellion
- waywardness
- unruliness
- waywardness
- willfulness
- refractoriness
- defiance
- defiance
- noncompliance
- intractability
- willfulness
- noncompliance
- noncooperation
- self-will
- rebelliousness
- recalcitrance
- insubordination
- unruliness
- recalcitrance
- refractoriness
- rebelliousness
- disobedience
- contumacy
- self-will
- insubordination
- intractability
- noncooperation
- rebellion
- contumacy
- disobedience
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- contrariness
- revolt
- disrespect
- rebelling
- mutiny
- frowardness
- insurrection
- insurgency
- insolence
- insurrection
- outbreak
- contrariness
- frowardness
- rudeness
- recusancy
- obstinacy
- disrespect
- perversity
- impudence
- rudeness
- mutiny
- obstinacy
- stubbornness
- revolt
- balkiness
- rebelling
- obstreperousness
- impudence
- perversity
- stubbornness
- outbreak
- obstreperousness
- insurgency
- recusancy
- insolence
- balkiness
Synonyms:
- servility
- humility
- slavishness
- acquiescence
- tractableness
- subordinateness
- tractability
- restraint
- order
- obeisance
- agreeability
- subservience
- suppression
- subserviency
- trainability
- inhibition
- abidance
- control
- yielding
- amenability
- obsequiousness
- deference
- capitulation
- meekness
- repression
- modesty
- docility
- teachableness
Antonyms:
obedience Sentence Examples
- The dog's unwavering obedience made him an exceptional service animal.
- Obedience to traffic laws ensures the safety of all road users.
- Children should learn obedience to their parents from a young age.
- The soldier's obedience to orders was commendable, even in the face of danger.
- Obedience to religious principles guides many people's lives.
- Obedience to tradition can be both beneficial and restrictive.
- Some parents prioritize obedience over nurturing their children's individuality.
- Civil disobedience can be justified when it challenges unjust laws.
- Obedience to authority should not blindly override moral considerations.
- The dog's disobedience resulted in a chaotic household and broken furniture.
FAQs About the word obedience
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person, the trait of being willing to obey, behavior intended to please your parentsT
submission, submissiveness, compliance, subordination, surrender, conformity, dutifulness,discipline, servility, humility
rebellion, waywardness, unruliness, waywardness, willfulness, refractoriness, defiance, defiance, noncompliance, intractability
The dog's unwavering obedience made him an exceptional service animal.
Obedience to traffic laws ensures the safety of all road users.
Children should learn obedience to their parents from a young age.
The soldier's obedience to orders was commendable, even in the face of danger.
