All obey synonyms

verb obey

• submit — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
• follow — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
• act upon — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
• observe — to see, watch, perceive, or notice: He observed the passersby in the street.
• abide by — If you abide by a law, agreement, or decision, you do what it says you should do.
• conform — If something conforms to something such as a law or someone's wishes, it is of the required type or quality.
• mind — (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.
• give in — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
• accept — If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
• carry out — If you carry out a threat, task, or instruction, you do it or act according to it.
• comply — If someone or something complies with an order or set of rules, they are in accordance with what is required or expected.
• embrace — An act of holding someone closely in one's arms.
• execute — execution
• heed — to give careful attention to: He did not heed the warning.
• surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
• accede — If you accede to someone's request, you do what they ask.
• accord — An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
• acquiesce — If you acquiesce in something, you agree to do what someone wants or to accept what they do.
• agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
• answer — When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
• assent — If someone gives their assent to something that has been suggested, they formally agree to it.
• concur — If one person concurs with another person, the two people agree. You can also say that two people concur.
• discharge — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
• fulfill — to carry out, or bring to realization, as a prophecy or promise.
• keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
• perform — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
• respond — to reply or answer in words: to respond briefly to a question.
• serve — to act as a servant.
• give way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
• knuckle under — a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
• play second fiddle — be considered less important
• toe the line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.