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[ oh-bee-dee-uhnt ] / oʊˈbi di ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR obedient ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveobeying or willing to obey; complying with or submissive to authority: an obedient son. Origin of obedient1175–1225; Middle English <Old French <Latin oboedient- (stem of oboediēns), present participle of oboedīre to obey; see -ent SYNONYMS FOR obedientcompliant, docile, tractable, yielding, deferential, respectful. SEE SYNONYMS FOR obedient ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR obedientrecalcitrant. SEE ANTONYMS FOR obedient ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM obediento·be·di·ent·ly, adverbo·ver·o·be·di·ent, adjectiveo·ver·o·be·di·ent·ly, adverbpre·o·be·di·ent, adjective pre·o·be·di·ent·ly, adverbqua·si-o·be·di·ent, adjectivequa·si-o·be·di·ent·ly, adverbsu·per·o·be·di·ent, adjectivesu·per·o·be·di·ent·ly, adverb Words nearby obedientO beautiful for spacious skies, obeche, obedience, obedience training, obedience trial, obedient, obedientiary, obedient plant, obeisance, obelia, obelion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for obedientAfter that case was announced, people became even more obedient to our directives. How Mongolia has kept the coronavirus at bay|Tate Ryan-Mosley|August 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review He is, however, obedient about not turning on the stove burner without permission. The Ridiculousness of Father's Day|P. J. O’Rourke|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Prachi, meanwhile, is obedient to her father, but has a major problem with his mandate that she wed. Models vs. Militants: Nisha Pahuja’s Film Shows Two Worlds of Indian Women|Abigail Pesta|May 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST Inside her home, she was an obedient Nigerian child, eating beef stews for breakfast and wearing the traditional garb. Adepero Oduye, 'Pariah's' Scene Stealer|Lorenza Muñoz|December 27, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Asian girls are subservient, obedient, and bred for male pleasure. Obama's Porn Problem With Liberals|McKay Coppins|April 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST How goodly and how to be wished were such an obedient unanimity as this, what a fine conformity would it starch us all into! I have the honour to be Your obedient servant, Francis Marion. A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion|William Dobein James That, after I had merely determined to meet her palpable needs and had signed myself her obedient servant! The Boss of Little Arcady|Harry Leon Wilson I liked the way she smiled, and I liked her obedient, mannerly bearing. The Crock of Gold|James Stephens For trial are some men afflicted with disease, as was the blessed Job, when he was righteous and obedient to God. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church|lfric
British Dictionary definitions for obedient
adjectiveobeying or willing to obey Derived forms of obedientobediently, adverbWord Origin for obedientC13: from Old French, from Latin oboediens, present participle of oboedīre to obey Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to obedientdevoted, faithful, compliant, deferential, loyal, docile, subservient, dutiful, attentive, respectful, law-abiding, acquiescent, amenable, biddable, complaisant, controllable, duteous, governable, obeisant, obliging |