obedient

Meaning

Adj

Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority; biddable.

Noun

One who obeys.

Synonyms

submissive

docile

compliant

dutiful

tractable

meek

tame

biddable

amenable

loyal

obey

humble

good

👍

subservient

obsequious

attentive

quiet

respectful

modest

mild

teachable

well-behaved

subject

gentle

conformable

comply

pliant

lawful

listens to

nice

obeisant

obeying

obliging

observant

passive

patient

peaceful

piety

pliable

resigned

sequacious

serving

silent

🔇

stubborn

submissiveness

submit

subordinate

supple

toward

trainable

Translations

obediente

ubbidiente

gehorsam

obéissant

gehoorzaam

obbediente

docile

folgsam

soumis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈbiːdɪənt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: obedient

In summary

From Middle English obedient, from Old French obedient, from Latin oboediēns, present active participle of oboediō (“obey”).