abides by

The phrase “abides by” has 3 syllables: a-bides by

It's pronounced as /əˈbaɪdz baɪ/


What is synonym and antonym for abides by?

In the thesaurus, “abides by” has 68 synonyms and 73 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for abides by along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for abides by

Antonyms for abides by

  • abandons
  • abjures
  • abnegates
  • backs down
  • backs off
  • backtracks
  • breaches
  • breaks
  • bucks
  • challenges
  • combats
  • contests
  • contradicts
  • controverts
  • dares
  • defies
  • denies
  • derides
  • deserts
  • directs
  • disavows
  • disclaims
  • dismisses
  • disobeys
  • disobliges
  • disowns
  • disproves
  • disputes
  • disregards
  • fights
  • flouts
  • forgets
  • forsakes
  • gainsays
  • gives up
  • ignores
  • infringes
  • leads
  • mocks
  • negates
  • negatives
  • neglects
  • opposes
  • overlooks
  • overpasses
  • passes over
  • pooh-poohs
  • poohs
  • rebuts
  • recalls
  • recants
  • reconsiders
  • refuses
  • refutes
  • relinquishes
  • reneges
  • renounces
  • repudiates
  • resists
  • retracts
  • revokes
  • scorns
  • shrugs off
  • slights
  • spurns
  • surrenders
  • takes back
  • transgresses
  • tunes out
  • unsays
  • violates
  • withdraws
  • withstands

Example Sentences

  • Abides by the rules set forth by the organization to maintain order and fairness.
  • As a professional, she always abides by the ethical guidelines of her profession.
  • The team captain ensures that every member abides by the team's code of conduct.
  • In our household, everyone abides by the principle of mutual respect and understanding.
  • The company strictly abides by environmental regulations to minimize its ecological footprint.

On this page you'll find 141 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to abides by, such as: abandons, abjures, abnegates, accepts, accomplishes, achieves, adopts.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

keeps to

  • abides by
  • accepts
  • adopts
  • advocates
  • attends
  • backs
  • backstops
  • bolsters
  • boosts
  • buttresses
  • champions
  • cherishes
  • confirms
  • cultivates
  • defends
  • embraces
  • endorses
  • enforces
  • espouses
  • falls in with
  • follows
  • fosters
  • hears
  • heeds
  • holds to
  • indorses
  • lives up to
  • marks
  • minds
  • notes
  • notices
  • obeys
  • observes
  • reenforces
  • regards
  • reinforces
  • stands by
  • supports
  • takes
  • upholds
  • watches

falls in with

  • abides by
  • accords
  • affiliates
  • agrees
  • aligns
  • alines
  • allies
  • answers
  • associates
  • attaches
  • attends
  • bands
  • befriends
  • bonds
  • checks
  • chords
  • chums
  • clubs
  • coheres
  • coincides
  • collaborates
  • colludes
  • companies
  • comports
  • confederates
  • conforms
  • conjoins
  • connects
  • consists
  • consociates
  • consorts
  • cooperates
  • corresponds
  • couples
  • dovetails
  • equals
  • fits
  • follows
  • fraternizes
  • friends
  • gangs
  • gets along
  • gets on
  • goes
  • groups
  • harmonizes
  • hears
  • heeds
  • hobnobs
  • hooks up
  • interrelates
  • is friends with
  • jibes
  • joins
  • keeps to
  • knots
  • leagues
  • lines up
  • links
  • marks
  • matches
  • messes around
  • minds
  • mingles
  • mixes
  • notes
  • notices
  • obeys
  • observes
  • parallels
  • rallies
  • regards
  • registers
  • relates
  • rhymes
  • rimes
  • runs
  • sides
  • socializes
  • sorts
  • squares
  • takes
  • takes up with
  • tallies
  • teams
  • ties
  • travels
  • watches
  • weds

obeys

  • abide by
  • abides by
  • accede
  • accept
  • accord
  • acquiesce
  • act upon
  • adhere to
  • agree
  • answer
  • assent
  • attends
  • be loyal to
  • be ruled by
  • bow to
  • carry out
  • comply
  • concur
  • discharge
  • do as one says
  • do what is expected
  • do what one is told
  • embrace
  • execute
  • falls in with
  • follow
  • follows
  • fulfill
  • get in line
  • give way
  • hears
  • heed
  • heeds
  • hold fast
  • keep
  • keeps to
  • knuckle under
  • live by
  • marks
  • mind
  • minds
  • notes
  • notices
  • observe
  • observes
  • perform
  • play second fiddle
  • regards
  • respond
  • serve
  • submit
  • surrender
  • take orders
  • takes
  • toe the line
  • watches

makes good

observes

  • abides by
  • allows
  • articulates
  • attends
  • beholds
  • bird-dogs
  • blesses
  • catches
  • celebrates
  • commemorates
  • commentates
  • comments
  • conjectures
  • consecrates
  • considers
  • contemplates
  • daresays
  • descries
  • discerns
  • distinguishes
  • editorializes
  • espies
  • examines
  • expresses
  • eyes
  • falls in with
  • fetes
  • follows
  • gapes
  • gawks
  • gazes
  • gets a load of
  • glances
  • glares
  • glimpses
  • goggles
  • guards
  • guesses
  • hears
  • heeds
  • honors
  • identifies
  • inspects
  • keeps
  • keeps to
  • lauds
  • lays eyes on
  • looks
  • looks on
  • makes out
  • marks
  • memorializes
  • minds
  • monitors
  • mulls
  • notes
  • notices
  • obeys
  • opines
  • peeks
  • peeps
  • peers
  • perceives
  • picks out
  • picks up
  • ponders
  • praises
  • reflects
  • regards
  • remarks
  • remembers
  • respects
  • rubbernecks
  • sanctifies
  • says
  • scans
  • scrutinizes
  • sees
  • sets eyes on
  • sights
  • solemnizes
  • speaks
  • speculates
  • spies
  • spots
  • stares
  • states
  • studies
  • supposes
  • surmises
  • surveys
  • takes
  • talks
  • tells
  • utters
  • verbalizes
  • views
  • vocalizes
  • wakes
  • wards
  • watches
  • weighs
  • weighs in
  • witnesses

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