COMPLIES (WITH) Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

complies (with)

verb

present tense third-person singular of comply (with)

as in follows

to act according to the commands of the guards rushed to comply with the warden's orders

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as in fulfills

to do what is required by the terms of were summarily threatened with a lawsuit if they did not comply with the contract

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The 12-episode series – produced by Studio Dragon and released as a TVING original on CJ ENM‘s Korean streaming platform – follows Kang Seong-jae, played by Park Ji-hoon, a young man who joins the military to escape a difficult reality.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
White Pony ranks as the group’s second-longest-running effort with 40 frames somewhere on the tally, while Koi No Yokan follows with 15.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of follows

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The human brain is a physical object, composed of biological material that obeys the laws that govern the rest of the universe, computers included.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
Nietzsche says somewhere that the illusion of willpower rests on our tendency to identify with the part of our soul that commands, not the part that obeys.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Definition of obeys

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And now, that should produce a release date that satisfies audiences.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Central to the reorganization is an institutional separation between standard setting and conformity assessment—the process used to determine whether a product, facility or company satisfies those standards.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of satisfies

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That has forced tankers onto longer routes and pushed up insurance costs, tightening the effective supply of vessels even as global trade keeps moving.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
The 340-pound ball is just soft enough to bounce lightly over bumpy obstacles, but its slight overpressure keeps it relatively firm.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of keeps

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Once the firm completes the second modular part and integrates the two units, the crane will reach its full 14,000-ton lifting capacity.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Divya Dutta completes the principal trio, with Sukant Goel also in the cast.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026

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