obedient

[ oh-bee-dee-uhnt ]

/ oʊˈbi di ənt /

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adjective

obeying or willing to obey; complying with or submissive to authority: an obedient son.

Nearby words

obeah, obeche, obedience, obedience training, obedience trial, obedient, obedient plant, obedientiary, obediently, obeid, obeid, el

Origin of obedient

1175–1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin oboedient- (stem of oboediēns), present participle of oboedīre to obey; see -ent

SYNONYMS FOR obedient

compliant, docile, tractable, yielding, deferential, respectful.

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ANTONYMS FOR obedient

recalcitrant.

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Related forms

o·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

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British Dictionary definitions for obediently

obedient

/ (əˈbiːdɪənt) /

adjective

obeying or willing to obey

Derived Forms

obediently, adverb

Word Origin for obedient

C13: from Old French, from Latin oboediens, present participle of oboedīre to obey

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