as in to ignore
to go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of
students who disobey their teachers and use cell phones in class drivers who consistently disobey traffic laws
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Recent Examples of disobey
The Captain made the decision to go rogue and return to shore, disobeying the orders of corporate.
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Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 16 May 2025
Varela was commended for his pre-match team talks, for ordering his team-mates to behave in certain ways at key moments, and, after the tournament, for disobeying orders not to leave the team hotel, and going out drinking with Brazilians instead.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 May 2025
Punishments for disobeying contempt orders can range from fines to jail time, though incarceration is a rare and extreme recourse.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2025
Boasberg on Wednesday found probable cause to hold the administration in contempt for willfully disobeying his order.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
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Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 16 May 2025
Varela was commended for his pre-match team talks, for ordering his team-mates to behave in certain ways at key moments, and, after the tournament, for disobeying orders not to leave the team hotel, and going out drinking with Brazilians instead.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 May 2025
Punishments for disobeying contempt orders can range from fines to jail time, though incarceration is a rare and extreme recourse.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2025
Boasberg on Wednesday found probable cause to hold the administration in contempt for willfully disobeying his order.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disobey
Verb
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Get best-in-class reporting that's too important to ignore for just $2.50 $1 per month for 1 year.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
24 May 2025
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In some cases, the older feline will always ignore and live a separate life to the newer kitten.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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In Minnesota, leaders are bracing for the possibility that Trump will pardon Chauvin, who is serving concurrent state and federal prison sentences for murder, violating Floyd's constitutional rights and other crimes.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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The refrigerator was not cold enough and two cats roamed the shop, violating state food code.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2025
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Harvard University is challenging the Trump administration’s decision to bar the Ivy League school from enrolling foreign students, calling it unconstitutional retaliation for defying the White House’s political demands.—
Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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Which is why Ethan goes rogue, defying his government’s orders to bring the keys back to them.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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If craving ice cream, resist the urge to judge yourself before, during, or after eating it, Shabazz says.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Djokovic, who usually plays on the far more cavernous Chatrier, stepped back from the baseline, smiled, resisted his tendency to troll and got busy with finishing the match.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Read: The attack on trans rights won’t end there The impossible becoming possible is a hard thing to process—and easier to reject or mock than to understand.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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Film director Wes Anderson mocked President Donald Trump over his plan to slap tariffs on foreign films made outside of the United States.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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The legislation, Senate Bill 8, passed on a largely party-line vote of 87 to 59, with 13 Democrats opposed and one Republican, Rep. Tom Delnicki of South Windsor, in favor.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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Some medical practitioners also opposed the measure.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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“Disobey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disobey. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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