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

As her cabin took on water, Chloe Childress had obeyed Camp Mystic’s one directive to shelter in place. — Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026

Paradoxes and Doubt The late 1800s were a time of paradoxes and doubt, the result of mathematicians beginning to search for cohesive ideas about what rules the mathematical universe obeyed. — Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026

The direction – which was visibly obeyed – is nothing new for repeat attendees of Welch’s shows, who have endured the agony of a phone-free hand for two minutes. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026

And all the adults obeyed the eldest daughter. — Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026

Four of the five occupants obeyed the officers’ commands and got out of the car, the release states. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2026

The Nuggets obeyed his orders for a handful of possessions. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026

Every day, Dan obeyed his own addictions, killing pain with packs of cigarettes and Coors banquet beers. — Andrew Callahan, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026

Hegseth gave an unlawful order, and, unfortunately, people in the military obeyed it. — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025