| Main Entry: |
obedient |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
well-behaved; submissive |
Synonyms: |
acquiescent, amenable, at one's beck and call,
attentive, biddable,
complaisant,
compliant, controllable, deferential,
devoted,
docile, docious, duteous, dutiful,
faithful, governable, honoring, in one's clutches, in one's pocket, in one's power, law-abiding,
loyal, obeisant, obliging,
observant, on a string, pliant, regardful, resigned,
respectful, reverential, sheeplike,
subservient, tame, tractable, under control, venerating, well-trained, willing, wrapped around finger, yielding
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Antonyms: |
contrary, disobedient, insolent, misbehaving, mutinous, obstinate, rebellious
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