Synonyms of obeying

obeying

verb

present participle of obey

as in following

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

• following
• observing
• conforming (to)
• adhering (to)
• complying (with)
• keeping to
• minding
• falling in with
• abiding by
• goose-stepping (to)
• submitting (to)
• yielding (to)
• surrendering (to)
• watching
• hearing
• regarding
• heeding
• deferring (to)
• noticing
• agreeing (to)
• taking
• acceding (to)
• attending
• assenting (to)
• listening (to)
• acquiescing (to)
• marking
• noting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obeying

While current power brokers haven’t scrapped movies over their content, yet, Hollywood has a recent history of companies obeying in advance by shelving projects until the tensions cool. —Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025

It was intended simply to verify that a nonviolent offender was obeying curfew hours. —Robert S. Gable, IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2017