Synonyms of obeyed

obeyed

verb

past tense of obey

as in followed

to act according to the commands of

she taught her dog to obey her when she said "Sit!"

most people obey the law and wear their seat belts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• followed
• observed
• adhered (to)
• conformed (to)
• kept to
• complied (with)
• fell in with
• abided by
• minded
• goose-stepped (to)
• submitted (to)
• heard
• surrendered (to)
• yielded (to)
• regarded
• deferred (to)
• agreed (to)
• watched
• heeded
• noticed
• acceded (to)
• acquiesced (to)
• assented (to)
• took
• noted
• attended
• listened (to)
• marked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disobeyed
• defied
• refused
• challenged
• dared
• led
• rebelled (against)
• ignored
• directed
• repudiated
• renounced
• disregarded
• dismissed
• violated
• overlooked
• passed over
• winked (at)
• brushed (off)
• transgressed
• disobliged
• broke
• breached
• flouted
• opposed
• infringed
• mocked
• resisted
• shrugged off
• scorned
• fought
• derided
• scoffed (at)
• disputed
• overpassed
• withstood
• revolted (against)
• tuned out
• contested
• bucked
• combated
• pooh-poohed
• mutinied (against)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obeyed

And just like the existence of a black hole’s event horizon results in the creation of Hawking radiation, the existence of a cosmological horizon must also — if the same laws of physics are to be obeyed — create radiation. —Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025

The fans obeyed and there was absolute silence until Putellas’s shot, which ended up too central and was stopped by Hannah Hampton. —Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025

The software’s orders were often obeyed fearfully, unquestioningly. —Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025

Nooner initially fled on foot, but obeyed police commands to get on the ground and surrender. —Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2025