obedience
Roget-categorie 743
5. Words relating to the voluntary powers› 5.6. General intersocial volition
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Obedience
zelfstandig naamwoord
obedience —
observance
etc.
772 —
compliance —
submission
etc.
725 —
subjection
etc.
749 —
nonresistance —
passiveness,
resignation.
allegiance,
loyalty,
fealty,
homage,
deference,
devotion —
constancy,
fidelity.
submissness†,
submissiveness —
ductility
etc.
(softness)
324 —
obsequiousness
etc.
(servility)
886.
werkwoord
be obedient
etc.
adj. —
obey,
bear obedience to —
submit
etc.
725 —
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.
746 —
play second fiddle.
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
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.
725 —
henpecked —
pliant
etc.
(soft)
324.
unresisted†.
bijwoord
obediently
etc.
adj. —
in compliance with,
in obedience to.
uitdrukking
to hear is to obey —
as you please,
if you please —
your wish is my command —
as you wish —
no sooner said than done.
The content on this page comes straight from Project Gutenberg Etext of Roget's Thesaurus No. Two, which consists of the acclaimed work by Peter Mark Roget augmented with more recent material. Some changes were made to the formatting for improved readability.
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