comply (with)

verb

kəm-ˈplī How to pronounce comply (with) (audio)
Definition of comply (with)next
1
as in to obey
to act according to the commands of the guards rushed to comply with the warden's orders

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2
as in to fulfill
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comply (with)
  1. obey
  2. fulfill
  3. follow
  4. satisfy
  5. keep
  6. complete
Verb
  • For much of the nearly 40-minute journey, the driver appeared to stop at red lights and obey traffic laws, Sgt.
    — Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The prosecution’s witnesses included a gang expert who described Davis as the shot caller that younger gang members had to obey.
    — Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of obey
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  • The study successfully fulfilled the terms of the National Environmental Policy Act.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Louise Fletcher, also interviewed and a lovely presence, wanted a fulfilling artistic experience and got chaos.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of fulfill
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  • Moreno followed with his RBI single off Bryan King (2-4) to give Arizona the lead.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Drivers notoriously focus intensely on performance, and, like any athletes, have learned to ignore cues everyday people may follow.
    — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of follow
Verb
  • Developers must also satisfy nuclear cybersecurity rules, Department of War authorization requirements and protections for operational technology and industrial control systems.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The kind of dessert that satisfies your craving, but doesn’t taste too sickly sweet.
    — George Yang, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of satisfy
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  • But after injuries kept him out of game action for 1,241 days, the kid who came up as a can’t-miss ace finally made his MLB debut this year, albeit as a reliever.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Havana is having trouble keeping the lights on and providing food for their people.
    — Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of keep
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  • Gordon was completed swiftly, earning Newcastle more money than anticipated (with €70m benchmarked).
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Five to six years ago, certainly, people were not thinking about agentic AI systems that can plan and complete multi-step tasks with little to no human intervention.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of complete
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“Comply (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comply%20%28with%29. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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