“an obedient soldier”
“obedient children”
“a little man obedient to his wife”
“the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed”
- Synonyms
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compliant
disposed or willing to comply
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submissive
inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination
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good
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
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manageable
capable of being managed or controlled
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acquiescent, biddable
willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest
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conformable
quick to comply
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duteous, dutiful
willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect
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Y2K compliant
prepared to accurately process date and time data between and into the 20th and 21st centuries
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docile
willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
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manipulable, tractable
easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)
- Antonyms:
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disobedient
not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority
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incorrigible
impervious to correction by punishment
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defiant, noncompliant
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
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bad
having undesirable or negative qualities
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difficult, unmanageable
hard to control
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contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward
resistant to guidance or discipline
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fractious, recalcitrant, refractory
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
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froward, headstrong, self-willed, wilful, willful
habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
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recusant
refusing to submit to authority
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obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
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intractable
not tractable; difficult to manage or mold
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