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    obedient
    /ə(ʊ)ˈbiːdɪənt/

    adjective

    • 1. complying or willing to comply with an order or request; submissive to another's authority: "a docile and obedient dog"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOBEDIENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    OBEDIENT definition: 1. doing, or willing to do, what you have been told to do by someone in authority: 2. doing, or…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › obedientObedient Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of OBEDIENT is submissive to the restraint or command of authority : willing to obey. How to use obedient in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Obedient.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryOBEDIENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    OBEDIENT meaning: 1. doing, or willing to do, what you have been told to do by someone in authority: 2. doing, or…. Learn more.

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    Obedient definition: obeying or willing to obey; complying with or submissive to authority. See examples of OBEDIENT used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › obedientObedient - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Use obedient to describe someone who knows the rules, toes the line, and follows instructions. The word can refer to people (an obedient student), a group ( obedient citizens), or even animals (an obedient dog).

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishobedient adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of obedient adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › obedient]OBEDIENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    obeying or willing to obey; complying with or submissive to authority: an obedient son. Synonyms: respectful, deferential, yielding, tractable, docile, compliant. Antonyms: recalcitrant. obedient. / əˈbiːdɪənt / adjective. obeying or willing to obey. Discover More. Derived Forms. oˈbediently, adverb. Discover More. Other Words From.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOBEDIENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A person or animal who is obedient does what they are told to do. He was very respectful at home and obedient to his parents. What a sweet, obedient little girl she was in the sixth grade. Synonyms: submissive, yielding, compliant, under control More Synonyms of obedient. obedience uncountable noun.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › obedientObedient - definition of obedient by The Free Dictionary

    adjective. Willing to carry out the wishes of others: amenable, biddable, compliant, conformable, docile, submissive, supple, tractable. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.

  11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishobedient adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of obedient adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.