obedience

The word “obedience” has 4 syllables: o-be-di-ence

It's pronounced as /əˈbiːdiəns/

What is synonym and antonym for obedience?

In the thesaurus, “obedience” has 81 synonyms and 75 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for obedience

abidance
acceptance
accession
accordance
acquiescence
adherence
affability
agreeability
agreement
amenability
amiability
amicability
assent
attendance
attention
biddability
capitulation
complaisance
compliance
compliancy
conformability
conformance
conformity
congeniality
consent
control
cooperativeness
cordiality
deference
discipline
docility
duteousness
dutifulness
duty
friendliness
geniality
good-naturedness
heed
honor
humility
humoring
indulgence
inhibition
keeping
manageability
meekness
modesty
notice
obeisance
obsequiousness
observance
observation
order
orderliness
quietness
receptiveness
receptivity
regard
repression
respect
restraint
reverence
servility
slavishness
sociability
submission
submissiveness
subordinateness
subordination
subservience
subserviency
suppression
surrender
tameness
teachableness
tractability
tractableness
trainability
upholding
willingness
yielding

Antonyms for obedience

animosity
antipathy
bad behavior
balkiness
breach
brush-off
challenge
contrariness
contravention
contumacy
defiance
delinquency
dereliction
disagreement
disobedience
disregard
disrespect
dissent
dissidence
enmity
fight
flouting
forgetting
frowardness
hardheadedness
hostility
ignoring
ill will
impudence
infraction
infringement
insolence
insubordination
insurgence
insurgency
insurrection
intractability
misbehavior
mischief
mischievousness
mulishness
mutinousness
mutiny
naughtiness
neglect
noncompliance
noncooperation
nonobservance
obstinacy
obstinateness
obstreperousness
offence
offense
outbreak
overlooking
perversity
pigheadedness
rebelling
rebellion
rebelliousness
recalcitrance
recusancy
refractoriness
revolt
rudeness
self-will
sin
stubbornness
transgression
trespass
unruliness
violation
waywardness
willfulness
wrong

Meanings of obedience

noun
1. The quality of being obedient.
2. The collective body of persons subject to any particular authority.
3. A written instruction from the superior of an order to those under him.
4. Any official position under an abbot's jurisdiction.

Example Sentences

The dog demonstrated remarkable obedience by responding to every command from its owner.
In military training, soldiers are instilled with a sense of discipline and obedience.
The teacher praised the students for their exemplary obedience during the school assembly.
The religious ceremony emphasized the importance of humility and obedience to divine teachings.
The success of the team was attributed to the players' seamless coordination and unwavering obedience to the coach's strategies.

On this page you'll find 156 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to obedience, such as: abidance, acceptance, accession, accordance, acquiescence, adherence, affability.

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