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All disobey synonyms

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verb disobey

  • contravene — To contravene a law or rule means to do something that is forbidden by the law or rule.
  • violate — to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.).
  • defy — If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way.
  • infringe — to commit a breach or infraction of; violate or transgress: to infringe a copyright; to infringe a rule.
  • flout — to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock: to flout the rules of propriety.
  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • overstep — to go beyond; exceed: to overstep one's authority.
  • misbehave — to behave badly or improperly: The children misbehaved during our visit.
  • transgress — to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.
  • decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
  • differ — to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
  • balk — If you balk at something, you definitely do not want to do it or to let it happen.
  • riot — a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
  • withstand — to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
  • disagree — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
  • object — anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.
  • revolutionize — to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in: to revolutionize petroleum refining methods.
  • desert — A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
  • resist — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
  • revolt — to break away from or rise against constituted authority, as by open rebellion; cast off allegiance or subjection to those in authority; rebel; mutiny: to revolt against the present government.
  • rebel — a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
  • mutiny — revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, especially by sailors against their officers.
  • strike — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
  • counteract — To counteract something means to reduce its effect by doing something that produces an opposite effect.
  • neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
  • dare — If you do not dare to do something, you do not have enough courage to do it, or you do not want to do it because you fear the consequences. If you dare to do something, you do something which requires a lot of courage.
  • shirk — to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).
  • recalcitrate — to resist or oppose; show strong objection or repugnance.
  • revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
  • run riot — a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
  • set aside — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
  • go against — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • challenge — A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.
  • baulk — the space, usually 29 inches deep, between the baulk line and the bottom cushion
  • revolutionise — to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in: to revolutionize petroleum refining methods.
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