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obedience

o·be·di·ence

obedience

 
 
pronunciation:
o bi di ns
features:
Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition 1: the condition or quality of being dutiful and obedient.
Obedience is an essential quality for a nun to have.
synonyms:
docility, dutifulness
similar words:
deference, duty, obeisance
definition 2: the act or practice of obeying.
I was surprised at her swift obedience to his command.They were strict parents who expected obedience from their children at all times.
synonyms:
compliance
antonyms:
defiance, disobedience, rebellion
similar words:
conformity, deference, duty, observance, submission
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)obedience abject, absolute, basic, blind, collective, competitive, complete, exact, faithful, filial, forbidding, immediate, instant, legitimate, mere, perfect, slavish, strict, unconditional, unquestioned, unquestioning, unthinking  [See all][See only the most frequent]
verb + (n.)obedience blind, command, compel, demand, display, elicit, emphasize, enforce, ensure, free, honor, obey, owe, pledge, preach, secure, stress, swear, teach
(n.)obedience + verb bind, divine, manifest
noun + (n.)obedience Help achievement, celibacy, chastity, competition, compromise, courage, dedication, demand, demonstration, dependence, discipline, doctrine, dog, duty, elder, emphasis, faith, fidelity, freedom, habit, hearing, humility, insistence, lesson, loyalty, major, morality, notion, oath, obligation, poverty, prayer, promise, puppy, requirement, respect, submission, virginity, virtue, vow, worship [See all][See only the most frequent]