OBEYS Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

obeys

verb

present tense third-person singular of obey

as in follows

to act according to the commands of she taught her dog to obey her when she said "Sit!" most people obey the law and wear their seat belts

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Recent Examples of obeys The human brain is a physical object, composed of biological material that obeys the laws that govern the rest of the universe, computers included. — Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026 Nietzsche says somewhere that the illusion of willpower rests on our tendency to identify with the part of our soul that commands, not the part that obeys. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026 Ser Freddryk is conflicted, but ultimately obeys. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026 Shotwell aims to keep clear of geo-political debate—seeing to it that SpaceX obeys the laws and regulations of countries in which Starlink is licensed to operate, and sidestepping blame in places it’s forbidden but is being used anyway. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 28 Mar. 2026 That orange line above is the rising 50-day and this name clearly obeys it. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026 The usual assumption has been that if a user overtly instructs AI to act as a delusion-invoking collaborator, the AI simply obeys those commands. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026 But every order carried out under that logic erodes the institution that gives it — and the soul of the person who obeys it. — Jon Duffy, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025 However, what has been less clear is whether dark matter obeys these same four forces. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025

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This follows a successful season 18 which delivered double-digit growth over the previous season and set a new franchise premiere viewership record.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026
Each meal follows a longevity menu of about 1,800 calories based on Palazzo Fiuggi’s Food as Medicine philosophy, developed by Michelin three-star chef Heinz Beck with the resort’s medical team.

— Ken Gawrych, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2026

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