The opposite of "refusing to obey" is to "comply with" or "follow orders." It means being willing to do what is requested or required without question or hesitation. Other antonyms could include "deferential," "submissive," or "obedient." These words suggest a willingness to yield to authority or respect hierarchical structures. Conversely, synonyms for refusing to obey could include "defiant," "disobedient," or "rebellious." These words convey a sense of resistance to authority or questioning of orders. Ultimately, the choice to comply or refuse commands depends on individual circumstances and values, but it is important to understand the implications of each option.

What are the antonyms for Refusing to obey?

• v.

  • mutiny
  • comply
  ,
  • obey
  ,
  • observe
  ,
  • serve
  ,
  • subject
  .

• Other relevant words:

• contravene
,
• disobey
.

Famous quotes with Refusing to obey

• And, if there was any responsibility in refusing to obey, he was willing to accept it.

  John Bigelow
• The time has come for the dismantling of fantasies. That is already happening to our universe. Now that we have this one chance of survival we must finally rid ourselves of fantasies and seize that chance! For centuries our race has built on false assumptions. If you build a fantasy based on a false assumption and continue to build on such a fantasy, your whole existence becomes a lie which you implant in others who are too lazy or too busy to question its truth. In this manner you threaten the very existence of reality, because, by refusing to obey its laws, those laws engulf and destroy you. The human race has for too long been manufacturing convenient fantasies and calling them laws. For ages this was so. Take war, for instance. Politicians assume that something is true, assume that strife is inevitable, and by building on such false assumptions, lo and behold, they create further wars which they have, ostensibly, sought to prevent. We have, until now, accepted too many fantasies as being truths, too many truths as fantasies. And we have one last chance to discover the real nature of our existence. I am prepared to take it!

  Michael Moorcock

Related words & questions

Related words: disobey, disobedience, defiance, refusal, anarchy, anarchic, disrespectful

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straight dope

Synonyms:

scuttlebutt, scuttlebutt.