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obedient

4 syllables
adjectivenoun
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As an adjective, obedient means willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority. As a noun, it means one who obeys.

Meanings of obedient

2 meanings

adjective

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

    “Jessica was so intensely obedient of her parents that her brother sometimes thought she was a robot.”

noun

  1. One who obeys.

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Words that rhyme with obedient

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