obey — OAT · Shobdo

obey

verb

1 I was so frightened that I obeyed him without question:

do what someone says, take/accept orders from, carry out/follow the orders of, be dutiful to, heed;

submit to, defer to, be ruled by, bow to, give way/in to, yield to, surrender to, truckle to.

2 the officer was convicted for refusing to obey an order:

carry out, perform, act on, execute, discharge, put into effect, implement, fulfill, meet.

3 health and safety regulations have to be obeyed:

comply with, adhere to, observe, abide by, act in accordance with, conform to, respect, acquiesce in, consent to, agree to, follow, accept, keep to, stick to;

play it by the book, toe the line.

▷antonyms disobey, defy, contravene.