obeying

Definitions

Complying with the command, direction, or request of a person or authority.

Submitting to the authority of or following the instructions of a law, rule, or regulation.

Examples

The dog was praised for obeying his owner's commands immediately.

By obeying the safety regulations, the workers ensured a hazard-free environment.

She found peace of mind in obeying the quiet dictates of her own conscience.

Synonyms

complying observing following submitting yielding heeding conforming

Antonyms

disobeying defying resisting rebelling ignoring mutinying flouting