Pronunciations (6)
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/əˈbiːdɪənt/
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- Received-Pronunciation
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/əʊˈbiːdɪənt/
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- Received-Pronunciation
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/əˈbidiənt/
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- General-American
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/oʊˈbidiənt/
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əˈbiːdɪənt
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əˈbidiənt
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- US
Adjective
Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority; biddable.
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Jessica was so intensely obedient of her parents that her brother sometimes thought she was a robot.
Noun
One who obeys.
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More examples (1)
Damn the obedients and hail the defiants if you will; the experiment does not motivate confidence about how particular subjects would behave in markedly dissimilar situations.
Adjective
dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority
- Antonyms
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an obedient soldier
obedient children
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a little man obedient to his wife