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obedient

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of obedient

readily giving in to the command or authority of another
  • That boy is so obedient that he does everything the first time he is asked.
Synonyms of obedient

amenable, biddable, compliant, conformable, docile, law-abiding, submissive, tractable
Words Related to obedient

acquiescent, agreeable, amiable, dutiful, obliging, placable

fawning, kowtowing, obeisant, obsequious, servile, slavish, subordinate, subservient

decorous, disciplined, mannerly, orderly

controllable, disciplinable, governable, handleable, manageable, tame, teachable, trainable

gentle, meek, mild
Near Antonyms of obedient

insurgent, mutinous

dogged, hardheaded, headstrong, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, peevish, pigheaded, self-willed, stubborn, unyielding

uncontrollable, unmanageable, wild

perverse, resistant

disorderly, errant, misbehaving, mischievous, naughty

ill-bred, undisciplined

dissident, nonconformist

disrespectful, ill-mannered, impolite, impudent, insolent, rude
Antonyms of obedient

balky, contrary, defiant, disobedient, froward, incompliant, insubordinate, intractable, noncompliant, obstreperous, rebel, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, restive, unamenable, ungovernable, unruly, untoward, wayward, willful (or wilful)

Synonym Discussion of obedient

obedient, docile, tractable, amenable mean submissive to the will of another. obedient implies compliance with the demands or requests of one in authority.
    • obedient to the government
docile implies a predisposition to submit readily to control or guidance.
    • a docile child
tractable suggests having a character that permits easy handling or managing.
    • tractable animals
amenable suggests a willingness to yield or cooperate because of a desire to be agreeable or because of a natural open-mindedness.
    • amenable to new ideas

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