Meaning & use
obedience
Compliance with an order, rule, or authority, or the practice of following instructions willingly.
See it in a sentence
The recruits were trained to show immediate obedience to every command from their officers.
The dog's obedience improved greatly after several weeks of consistent training.
A note on using this word
Obedience implies following rules set by another, while compliance can also describe simply meeting a standard or regulation, without a personal authority figure.
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Words with an opposite meaning
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