Synonyms of abidance

abidance

noun

1

as in adherence

the following of a custom, rule, or law

the FDA requires strict abidance by food manufacturers of its definitions for certain terms used on product labels

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adherence
• compliance
• conformity
• observance
• observation
• conformance
• obedience
• keeping
• respect
• deference
• acquiescence
• regard
• surrender
• accession
• submission
• upholding
• attendance
• attention
• honor
• heed
• notice

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• violation
• infringement
• breach
• transgression
• trespass
• infraction
• disregard
• contravention
• ignoring
• neglect
• nonobservance
• forgetting
• delinquency
• offence
• offense
• sin
• dereliction
• defiance
• challenge
• brush-off
• wrong
• rebellion
• overlooking
• flouting

2

as in continuity

uninterrupted or lasting existence

the reassuring abidance of their friendship through times both good and bad

Synonyms & Similar Words

• continuity
• continuation
• continuance
• continuousness
• persistence
• duration
• survival
• endurance
• durability
• subsistence
• ceaselessness
• extension
• prolongation
• elongation
• permanence
• lengthening
• stretching
• prolonging
• drawing out
• enduringness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cessation
• end
• termination
• close
• expiration
• finish
• discontinuity
• discontinuance
• stoppage
• ending
• surcease
• curtailment
• shortening
• cutback
• abridgement
• abridgment