law abiding

The phrase “law abiding” has 4 syllables: law a-bid-ing

It's pronounced as /lɔː əˈbaɪdɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for law abiding?

In the thesaurus, “law abiding” has 208 synonyms and 104 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for law abiding along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for law abiding

  • aboveboard
  • acclaimed
  • accurate
  • acquiescent
  • agreeable
  • all together
  • amenable
  • amiable
  • angelic
  • arranged
  • at peace
  • attentive
  • authentic
  • bald
  • biddable
  • blameless
  • blunt
  • bona fide
  • businesslike
  • calm
  • candid
  • categorical
  • celebrated
  • charitable
  • chivalrous
  • cogent
  • commendable
  • complaisant
  • compliant
  • conformable
  • conscientious
  • constant
  • constrained
  • controllable
  • controlled
  • creditable
  • curbed
  • decent
  • decorous
  • deferential
  • dependable
  • deserving
  • devoted
  • devout
  • direct
  • disciplinable
  • disciplined
  • distinguished
  • docile
  • docious
  • duteous
  • dutiful
  • eminent
  • equitable
  • esteemed
  • estimable
  • ethical
  • exemplary
  • fair
  • fair and square
  • faithful
  • fawning
  • forthright
  • frank
  • gentle
  • genuine
  • godlike
  • good
  • governable
  • guiltless
  • handleable
  • high-minded
  • high-principled
  • holy
  • honest
  • honorable
  • honored
  • honoring
  • illustrious
  • impartial
  • in good shape
  • in order
  • ingenuous
  • inhibited
  • innocent
  • irreproachable
  • just
  • knightly
  • kowtowing
  • laudable
  • lay it on the line
  • levelheaded
  • like it is
  • loyal
  • manageable
  • mannerly
  • matchless
  • meek
  • meritorious
  • methodical
  • mild
  • moral
  • neat
  • no lie
  • noble
  • nonviolent
  • notable
  • obedient
  • obeisant
  • obliging
  • obsequious
  • observant
  • of good repute
  • on a string
  • on the level
  • on the up and up
  • open
  • orderly
  • organized
  • outright
  • peaceable
  • peerless
  • philanthropic
  • philanthropical
  • placable
  • plain
  • pliant
  • point-blank
  • praiseworthy
  • precise
  • principled
  • proper
  • punctilious
  • pure
  • quiet
  • real
  • regardful
  • reliable
  • repressed
  • reputable
  • resigned
  • respectable
  • respectful
  • restrained
  • reverent
  • reverential
  • right-minded
  • righteous
  • saintly
  • satisfactory
  • satisfying
  • scrupulous
  • sensible
  • serious
  • servile
  • sheeplike
  • shipshape
  • sincere
  • sinless
  • slavish
  • sober
  • soft
  • sound
  • spiritual
  • stalwart
  • steadfast
  • sterling
  • straight
  • straightforward
  • submissive
  • subordinate
  • subservient
  • summary
  • surrendering
  • systematic
  • systematized
  • tame
  • teachable
  • tidy
  • tractable
  • trainable
  • tranquil
  • true
  • true blue
  • trustworthy
  • trusty
  • truthful
  • under control
  • undisguised
  • unfeigned
  • unqualified
  • unstained
  • upfront
  • upright
  • upstanding
  • valid
  • venerating
  • veracious
  • virtuous
  • well-behaved
  • well-mannered
  • well-organized
  • well-trained
  • what you see is what you get
  • willing
  • worthy
  • wrapped around finger
  • yielding

Antonyms for law abiding

  • agitated
  • bad
  • balky
  • biased
  • complicated
  • contrary
  • contumacious
  • corrupt
  • counterfeit
  • deceitful
  • deceptive
  • defiant
  • devious
  • dishonest
  • dishonorable
  • disloyal
  • disobedient
  • disorderly
  • disorganized
  • disreputable
  • disrespectful
  • dissident
  • dogged
  • errant
  • false
  • fraudulent
  • froward
  • hardheaded
  • headstrong
  • ill-bred
  • ill-mannered
  • immoral
  • impolite
  • impudent
  • incompliant
  • inconsiderate
  • inconstant
  • insincere
  • insolent
  • insubordinate
  • insurgent
  • intractable
  • irresponsible
  • loud
  • lowly
  • lying
  • misbehaving
  • mischievous
  • misleading
  • mulish
  • mutinous
  • naughty
  • neglectful
  • noisy
  • noncompliant
  • nonconformist
  • obdurate
  • obstinate
  • obstreperous
  • partial
  • peevish
  • perverse
  • pigheaded
  • prejudiced
  • rebel
  • rebellious
  • recalcitrant
  • refractory
  • resistant
  • restive
  • rude
  • self-willed
  • stubborn
  • treacherous
  • turbulent
  • unamenable
  • uncontrollable
  • undependable
  • undisciplined
  • unethical
  • unfair
  • unfaithful
  • ungovernable
  • unjust
  • unmanageable
  • unmethodical
  • unreal
  • unreasonable
  • unreliable
  • unrespected
  • unruly
  • unsuitable
  • unsystematic
  • untidy
  • untoward
  • untrustworthy
  • untruthful
  • unyielding
  • violent
  • vulgar
  • wayward
  • wild
  • wilful
  • willful

Example Sentences

  • He is a law abiding citizen who always follows the rules.
  • The community is known for being law abiding and respectful of local regulations.
  • The law abiding citizens were concerned about the recent rise in crime.
  • As a law abiding driver, she always obeys traffic laws.
  • The country prides itself on having a law abiding population.

On this page you'll find 312 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to law abiding, such as: aboveboard, acclaimed, accurate, acquiescent, agitated, agreeable, all together.

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