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单词 obedient
释义

obedient

adjective

obe·​di·​ent ō-ˈbē-dē-ənt How to pronounce obedient (audio)
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: submissive to the restraint or command of authority : willing to obey
an obedient child
an obedient dog
obedient to those whom he feared A. N. Wilson
obediently adverb

Synonyms

  • amenable
  • biddable
  • compliant
  • conformable
  • docile
  • law-abiding
  • submissive
  • tractable
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Example Sentences

that boy is so obedient that he does everything the first time he is asked
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin oboedient-, oboediens, from present participle of oboedīre "to follow the commands of, submit to" — more at obey

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

obedient

adjective

obe·​di·​ent ō-ˈbē-dē-ənt How to pronounce obedient (audio)
: willing to do as told by someone in authority : willing to obey

obedient

adjective

as in docile
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 & Similar Words

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  • docile
  • submissive
  • compliant
  • biddable
  • restrained
  • conformable
  • meek
  • tractable
  • amenable
  • gentle
  • dutiful
  • acquiescent
  • obliging
  • controllable
  • decorous
  • law-abiding
  • subservient
  • subordinate
  • soft
  • servile
  • repressed
  • tame
  • amiable
  • agreeable
  • disciplined
  • obsequious
  • slavish
  • yielding
  • surrendering
  • obeisant
  • governable
  • placable
  • orderly
  • duteous
  • kowtowing
  • fawning
  • constrained
  • mannerly
  • trainable
  • teachable
  • manageable
  • inhibited
  • mild
  • curbed
  • handleable
  • disciplinable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • disobedient
  • rebellious
  • defiant
  • insubordinate
  • wilful
  • recalcitrant
  • willful
  • contrary
  • unruly
  • refractory
  • wayward
  • obstreperous
  • contumacious
  • rebel
  • stubborn
  • noncompliant
  • restive
  • mutinous
  • intractable
  • obstinate
  • ungovernable
  • froward
  • headstrong
  • unamenable
  • unyielding
  • balky
  • obdurate
  • hardheaded
  • untoward
  • insurgent
  • peevish
  • mulish
  • resistant
  • defiant
  • uncontrollable
  • wild
  • dogged
  • unmanageable
  • incompliant
  • perverse
  • naughty
  • mischievous
  • self-willed
  • pigheaded
  • bad
  • disorderly
  • undisciplined
  • balky
  • errant
  • insolent
  • impudent
  • nonconformist
  • dissident
  • disrespectful
  • rude
  • misbehaving
  • impolite
  • ill-bred
  • ill-mannered
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Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of obedient are amenable, docile, and tractable. While all these words mean "submissive to the will of another," obedient implies compliance with the demands or requests of one in authority.

obedient to the government

The words amenable and obedient can be used in similar contexts, but 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

Although the words docile and obedient have much in common, docile implies a predisposition to submit readily to control or guidance.

a docile child

In some situations, the words tractable and obedient are roughly equivalent. However, tractable suggests having a character that permits easy handling or managing.

tractable animals
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