OBEDIENT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for OBEDIENT?

Need another word that means the same as “obedient”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “obedient” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Obedient” are: compliant, acquiescent, tractable, amenable

Obedient as an Adjective

Definitions of "Obedient" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “obedient” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Complying or willing to comply with an order or request; submissive to another's authority.
• Dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority.
• Dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority.

Synonyms of "Obedient" as an adjective (4 Words)

acquiescent	Ready to accept something without protest, or to do what someone else wants. His acquiescent mood.
amenable	Readily reacting to suggestions and influences. Someone amenable to the instruction of others.
compliant	Having the property of compliance. Children compliant with the parental will.
tractable	Responsive to suggestions and influences. Tractable young minds.

Usage Examples of "Obedient" as an adjective

• A docile and obedient dog.
• The obedient colonies…are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened.
• Obedient children.
• Children are taught to be obedient to their parents.
• An obedient soldier.
• A little man obedient to his wife.

Associations of "Obedient" (30 Words)

acquiescent	Willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest. Too acquiescent to challenge authority.
agreeable	Willing to agree to something. Agreeable to the plan.
allegiant	Steadfast in devotion (especially to your lawful monarch or government. It is impossible to be allegiant to two opposing forces.
amenable	Open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled. The tumor was not amenable to surgical treatment.
bowed	Of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow.
butler	English poet (1612-1680.
compliant	Meeting or in accordance with rules or standards. Food that is compliant with safety regulations.
conformable	Quick to comply-Shakespeare. Plans conformable with your wishes.
controllable	Capable of being controlled. The glider was fully controllable.
docile	Willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed. A gentle old horse docile and obedient.
dutiful	Willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect. A dutiful child.
enslave	Make (someone) a slave. They were enslaved by their need to take drugs.
factotum	A servant employed to do a variety of jobs. He was employed as the general factotum.
follow	Accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of. He follows Aristotle in believing this.
footman	A man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores.
housekeeper	A person employed to perform cleaning and other domestic tasks in a hotel or institution.
loyal	Unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison. Loyal subjects.
loyalty	The act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action. His extreme loyalty to the Crown.
malleable	Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out. A malleable metal can be beaten into a sheet.
manageable	Capable of being managed or controlled. Her long hair was black wavy and manageable.
obedience	The trait of being willing to obey. Vows of poverty chastity and obedience.
obey	Submit to the authority of (someone) or comply with (a law. When the order was repeated he refused to obey.
servant	A person who performs duties for others, especially a person employed in a house on domestic duties or as a personal attendant. The state cannot be a servant of the church.
submissive	Abjectly submissive characteristic of a slave or servant S H Adams. Replacing troublemakers with more submissive people.
subservience	Abject or cringing submissiveness. Blind subservience to authority.
subservient	Abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant. She has become submissive and subservient.
tame	Make less strong or intense; soften. Wild rabbits can be kept in captivity and eventually tamed.
tractability	The trait of being easily persuaded.
tractable	Readily reacting to suggestions and influences. She has always been tractable and obedient even as a child.
willing	The act of making a choice. He was quite willing to compromise.