Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Obedience

Nouns
  • obedience
  • observance etc. Observance
  • compliance
  • submission etc. Submission
  • subjection etc. Subjection
  • nonresistance
  • passiveness, resignation. allegiance, loyalty, fealty, homage, deference, devotion
  • constancy, fidelity. submissness, submissiveness
  • ductility etc. (softness) Softness
  • obsequiousness etc. (servility) Servility.
Verbs
  • be obedient etc. adj.
  • obey, bear obedience to
  • submit etc. Submission
  • comply, answer the helm, come at one's call
  • do one's bidding, do what one is told, do suit and service
  • attend to orders, serve faithfully. follow the lead of, follow to the world's end
  • serve etc. Servant
  • play second fiddle.
Adjectives
  • obedient
  • complying, compliant
  • loyal, faithful, devoted
  • at one's call, at one's command, at one's orders, at one's beck and call
  • under beck and call, under control. restrainable
  • resigned, passive
  • submissive etc. Submission
  • henpecked
  • pliant etc. (soft) Softness. unresisted.
Adverbs
  • obediently etc. adj.
  • in compliance with, in obedience to.
Phrases
  • to hear is to obey
  • as you please, if you please
  • your wish is my command
  • as you wish
  • no sooner said than done.