COMPLIED (WITH) Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

complied (with)

verb

past tense of comply (with)

as in obeyed

to act according to the commands of the guards rushed to comply with the warden's orders

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as in fulfilled

to do what is required by the terms of were summarily threatened with a lawsuit if they did not comply with the contract

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As her cabin took on water, Chloe Childress had obeyed Camp Mystic’s one directive to shelter in place.

— Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
Paradoxes and Doubt The late 1800s were a time of paradoxes and doubt, the result of mathematicians beginning to search for cohesive ideas about what rules the mathematical universe obeyed.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of obeyed

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Now, over a year after the film’s premiere, the demand for merchandise is finally being fulfilled with the pending release of dolls of singers/demon hunters Rumi, Mira and Zoey from Mattel, role-playing toys from Hasbro and Funko Pops!

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Already on a yellow card, Fernandez fulfilled that brief with his wild tackle on Pau Cubarsi.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of fulfilled

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Isaac Paredes, whose three-run homer turned the tide on Tuesday, followed with a solo shot that chased Alcantara.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
The setback in 2026 should be temporary, and followed by a boom in global LNG markets through 2050, according to a new report by Oil and Gas Journal.

— Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of followed

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Kuwait is known to be overwhelmingly dependent on desalination for drinking water, with almost 90% of the arid nation’s water demand satisfied through seawater desalination plants.

— Michael Wayland,Azhar Sukri,Terri Cullen, CNBC, 18 July 2026
The bánh cuốn đặc biệt — a combination plate with plain steamed rice sheets, sheets stuffed with ground pork and mushroom and pieces filled with shrimp — satisfied my internet FOMO cravings.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of satisfied

Verb

His company submitted invoices that inflated the value of work done and billed for projects that were never completed, according to the indictments.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
The study projected that, if the recommendations were implemented, they could be completed by 2020.

— Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

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