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All obedient synonyms

o·be·di·ent
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adverb obedient

  • under — beneath and covered by: under a table; under a tree.

adjective obedient

  • compliant — If you say that someone is compliant, you mean they willingly do what they are asked to do.
  • dutiful — performing the duties expected or required of one; characterized by doing one's duty: a dutiful citizen; a dutiful child.
  • submissive — inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.
  • respectful — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
  • biddable — having sufficient value to be bid on, as a hand or suit at bridge
  • deferential — Someone who is deferential is polite and respectful towards someone else.
  • well-trained — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
  • docile — easily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse.
  • tractable — easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding: a tractable child; a tractable disposition.
  • amenable — If you are amenable to something, you are willing to do it or accept it.
  • subservient — serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
  • meek — humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
  • tame — changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
  • unquestioning — indicating or implying a question: a questioning tone in her voice.
  • attentive — If you are attentive, you are paying close attention to what is being said or done.
  • devoted — Someone who is devoted to a person loves that person very much.
  • faithful — strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker.
  • law-abiding — obeying or keeping the law; obedient to law: law-abiding citizens.
  • loyal — faithful to one's sovereign, government, or state: a loyal subject.
  • acquiescent — Someone who is acquiescent is ready to agree to do what someone wants, or to accept what they do.
  • complaisant — If you are complaisant, you are willing to accept what other people are doing without complaining.
  • controllable — If something is controllable you are able to control or influence it.
  • duteous — dutiful; obedient.
  • governable — to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
  • honouring — to hold in honor or high respect; revere: to honor one's parents.
  • honoring — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
  • in one's pocket — a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or outside a garment and forming a pouch used especially for carrying small articles.
  • obeisant — a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture.
  • obliging — willing or eager to do favors, offer one's services, etc.; accommodating: The clerk was most obliging.
  • observant — quick to notice or perceive; alert.
  • on a string — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
  • pliant — bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable: She manipulated the pliant clay.
  • regardful — observant; attentive; heedful (often followed by of): a man regardful of the feelings of others.
  • resigned — submissive or acquiescent.
  • reverential — of the nature of or characterized by reverence; reverent: reverential awe.
  • sheeplike — any of numerous ruminant mammals of the genus Ovis, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the goats, especially O. aries, bred in a number of domesticated varieties.
  • willing — disposed or consenting; inclined: willing to go along.
  • yielding — inclined to give in; submissive; compliant: a timid, yielding man.
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