Table of Contents
1. obedience
noun. ['oʊˈbiːdiːəns'] the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person.
Synonyms
- compliance
- truckling
- submission
Antonyms
- inflexibility
- unmalleability
- unadaptability
- corrigible
Etymology
- obedience (Anglo-Norman)
- obedience (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Featured Games
Rhymes with Obedience
- expedience
How do you pronounce obedience?
Pronounce obedience as oʊˈbidiəns.
US - How to pronounce obedience in American English
UK - How to pronounce obedience in British English
How do you spell obedience? Is it obediance ?
A common misspelling of obedience is obediance
Sentences with obedience
1. Noun, singular or mass
Make a take-home craft to give children a daily reminder of the obedience lesson.
2. Adjective
Enroll your dog in obedience school immediately.
Quotes about obedience
1. Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety.
- Aeschylus
2. I don't see success as the goal. Obedience is the goal.
- Jerry B. Jenkins
3. I'm so thankful for the active obedience of Christ. No hope without it.
- John Gresham Machen
2. obedience
noun. ['oʊˈbiːdiːəns'] behavior intended to please your parents.
Synonyms
- respect
Antonyms
- wildness
- intractable
Etymology
- obedience (Anglo-Norman)
- obedience (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. obedience
noun. ['oʊˈbiːdiːəns'] the trait of being willing to obey.
Synonyms
- tractability
- disobedient
- obedient
- tractableness
- submissiveness
Antonyms
- disobedience
- intractability
- obedient
- good
Etymology
- obedience (Anglo-Norman)
- obedience (Old French (842-ca. 1400))