Obedience

Definitions

Compliance with an order, request, or law or submission to another's authority.

The action of obeying or the state of being obedient.

Examples

The dog was trained to show complete obedience to its owner's commands.

Strict obedience to the safety regulations is required for all employees in the laboratory.

Synonyms

Compliance Submission Dutifulness Acquiescence Observance Docility Submissiveness

Antonyms

Defiance Rebellion Insubordination Disobedience Resistance Mutiny Noncompliance