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The synonyms of “Obedient” are: compliant, acquiescent, tractable, amenable
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “obedient” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
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. |
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. |
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