Thesaurus:disobey

Thesaurus

disobey

English

Verb

Sense: to reject instruction or command

Synonyms

• balk
• decline
• disregard
• disobey
• ignore    [⇒ thesaurus]
• refuse
• unmind

Antonyms

• accede    [⇒ thesaurus]
• assent    [⇒ thesaurus]
• acquiesce    [⇒ thesaurus]
• obey    [⇒ thesaurus]
• comply
• conform    [⇒ thesaurus]
• submit
• yield

Hypernyms

• ignore    [⇒ thesaurus]
• react
• respond    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• mutiny
• protest
• rebel
• revolt
• sit-in

Various

• break
• contravene
• defy
• flout
• infringe
• jib
• violate

See also

• Thesaurus:command
• Thesaurus:instruction

Further reading

• “715. defiance” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “719. resistance” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “742. disobedience” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “disobey” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.