COMPLIES (WITH) Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

complies (with)

verb

present tense third-person singular of comply (with)

as in follows

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

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as in fulfills

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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The trip by the Americans follows a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday, as both sides have escalated their aerial attacks.

— Samya Kullab, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
The Niepołomice project follows a $100 million investment announced by Pratt & Whitney in April to expand its operations in Rzeszów, Poland.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of follows

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Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson agreed that whether or not Johnson fulfills his pledge to transparently outline the projection will prove critical.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
This fulfills a key demand for nearly 30 percent of consumers.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of fulfills

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Ricky obeys, blowing off plans to watch game tape with Russ, out of disguise.

— Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026
The human brain is a physical object, composed of biological material that obeys the laws that govern the rest of the universe, computers included.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of obeys

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Organizations must determine whether software seamlessly satisfies end-user intent and business domain expectations.

— Barney Krishnan, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The models are deliberately tuned to favor the shortest, computationally cheapest response that satisfies the bare minimum requirements of a query.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of satisfies

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This is an issue that, to my mind, keeps nipping at the heels of the current crop of directorial It Boys.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
If Windows crashes or won't boot, those extras disappear, but JetKVM itself keeps working because it is still connected directly to the computer's screen, keyboard and mouse.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of keeps

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More of them could soon manifest — especially if Carlos Correa completes his unexpected comeback from left ankle surgery.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Mercury is about 36 million miles (58 million kilometers) from the sun on average, and completes one orbit around our star every 88 days, according to NASA.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

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