obedient
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1.0
- adjective
- /əˈbiːdiənt/
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obediente
- Again, as long as you're obedient to the boss, you're OK.
- become obedient
- obedient servant
- obedient subjects
Again, as long as you're obedient to the boss, you're OK.
- Again, as long as you're obedient to the boss, you're OK.
- But we are still, you know, loyal and obedient to the hierarchy.
- You have to be obedient, blind obedience.
- I call it the movement of a mind still obedient to reason.
- God went to the cross, OK, He was obedient to his Father so that makes sense.
- All we can do is make sure we are seeking this guidance, being obedient and doing our part.
- And when you want people to be obedient and do the same thing, you keep it simple.
- With great respect and esteem I remain, Sir, your obedient servant.
- Like I'm obedient when it come to my parents, at least I try to be.
- I started thinking about the characteristics of sheep, meek, obedient.
- You must be obedient sheep and do whatever the Borg is telling you to do.
- And this is a process of shaping and sculpting the child into the obedient person that the parent demands.
- Its soldiers, as you can see here, are often denigrated as blind, faultless and obedient robots.
- So when I told God, no, I don't want to forgive, but that is not being obedient.
- This is signed your most humble and obedient Frederich Trump, Trump's grandfather.
- Just sitting there and being obedient will not help with the progress of our democratic system.
- But they're made to feel if they just did more chores, if they weren't making noise, if they were more agreeable, more obedient than dad would never get angry.
Examples
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I am commanded by the King to be brief, and since I am the King's obedient subject, brief I will be.
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Byzantine monks in the East were free persons and, at the same time, obedient to traditional authority.
Academic text (2015) -
I call it the movement of a mind still obedient to reason.
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So you want to be more obedient to his will rather than your own will.
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And when you want people to be obedient and do the same thing, you keep it simple.
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Train your children to be obedient to his will as well.
Academic text (1993) -
All we can do is make sure we are seeking this guidance, being obedient and doing our part.
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Poor Larry, obedient as ever.
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Daisy's more obedient with him than she ever was with me.
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Erin was a very obedient child, so when I give an order, Erin does it.
Synonyms
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5.1
Willing to obey others and not argue
31
5.1
Willing to follow rules or do what other people want
22
5.5
Easy to teach and willing to follow instructions
16
3.9
Willing to do what others expect and follow rules
10
4.2
Acting in a controlled, orderly way and following rules because of training or self-control
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9.9
Ready to obey and show respect because they feel they should
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7.0
Willing to do what other people want
Willing to follow orders or requests
Willing to follow rules and act like other people in a group
Respectful and willing to accept other people's opinions
Very respectful and ready to obey someone in a formal way
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A garden plant that lives for several years with spikes of pink or white flowers
How Obedient
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word obedient comes from Latin parts ob- 'to' and audire 'to hear', so at first it meant 'to listen to' someone. You can see the same root in audio and audible, words about hearing. That's why an obedient person is willing to do what they are told.