Synonyms of disobeying

disobeying

verb

present participle of disobey

as in ignoring

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ignoring
• violating
• defying
• mocking
• resisting
• dismissing
• opposing
• rejecting
• disregarding
• rebelling (against)
• fighting
• flouting
• transgressing
• overlooking
• breaching
• scorning
• breaking
• withstanding
• passing over
• revolting (against)
• disobliging
• infringing
• contesting
• disputing
• combating
• brushing (off)
• tuning out
• winking (at)
• bucking
• shrugging off
• scoffing (at)
• overpassing
• mutinying (against)
• pooh-poohing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obeying
• following
• conforming (to)
• complying (with)
• serving
• submitting (to)
• yielding (to)
• minding
• surrendering (to)
• deferring (to)
• stooping (to)
• conceding (to)
• cooperating (with)
• keeping
• observing
• capitulating (to)
• agreeing (to)
• regarding
• hearing
• obliging
• goose-stepping (to)
• watching
• attending
• listening (to)
• heeding
• acceding (to)
• assenting (to)
• noticing
• marking
• acquiescing (to)
• noting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disobeying

Cops had issued summonses to the driver twice before, once in 2024 for failing to yield to a pedestrian and in 2018 for disobeying a traffic device, officials said. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

The violations are disobeying orders and conduct unbecoming an officer. — Charlie D'agata, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Santana-Mateo was booked on charges of breach of peace, engaging police in a pursuit, disobeying the direction of officer, reckless driving, failure to obey a stop sign, failure to drive right, failure to obey a traffic control signal and driving the wrong way on a one way. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026

Icarus disobeying his father Daedalus and flying too close to the sun. — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026

He was cited with disobeying a traffic control device, not having proof of insurance and obstructing a police officer. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026

Saulter was being investigated for allegedly falsifying time sheets, disobeying a direct order and failing to report part-time employment properly. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026

Authorities last August removed Dodik from the post of the president and temporarily banned him from politics for disobeying Schmidt's decisions. — ABC News, 11 May 2026

Trump had to relent on a scheme to prosecute Fed Chair Jerome Powell for disobeying White House commands to cut interest rates. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026