DISOBEYED Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

disobeyed

verb

past tense of disobey

as in ignored

to go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of students who disobey their teachers and use cell phones in class drivers who consistently disobey traffic laws

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Recent Examples of disobeyed Jeanie Buss also wants proof that Joey and Janie Buss disobeyed the 2017 court order, along with an order requiring them to show cause of why they should not be held in contempt of court. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Once upon a time, but not so long ago, there was a woman who disobeyed her father by loving another man. — Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026 Ulysses expresses sorrowful regret for having disobeyed Zeus’ Law – essentially the Golden Rule – in sacking Troy. — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026 However, all of the city’s fire stations seemingly disobeyed the mayor by lowering their flags. — R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026 The group says Ensign misled courts, disobeyed court orders and failed to intervene when lawyers under his supervision engaged in misconduct. — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026 In one story, the king, Hiranyakashipu, ordered everyone in his kingdom to worship him and was irked when his own son Prahlad, a devotee of Lord Vishnu, disobeyed his command. — ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026 In the internal report, an ICE agent wrote that Martinez appeared intoxicated or impaired and disobeyed verbal instructions to stop and exit his vehicle. — Bayliss Wagner, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2026 One aviation expert argued that IndiGo not only disobeyed the regulations, but also increased its domestic flights without increasing crew and pilots. — semafor.com, 8 Dec. 2025

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Neighbors said their complaints about the empty lot were ignored for years until a fire burned part of the property and neighbor Kayt Miranda's garage early on Wednesday morning.

— Joy Benedict, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
The stock that spent two years being ignored by the same investors who loaded up on Hilton and Marriott is now having its moment.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of ignored

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The core of the Teamsters’ petition against the DMV is the claim that regulators violated the California Administrative Procedure Act by failing to complete an extensive study of the economic and practical impact of the policy change.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Meta also lost a separate social-media case brought by New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez, after a court found that the company violated the state's child-safety laws and ordered it to pay over $900 million in penalties.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026

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Based on Volpentest’s memoir of the same name, the film chronicles the life of the quadruple congenital amputee who defied expectations to become one of the most accomplished Paralympic sprinters in history.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
Tiki bars have been celebrated, and criticized, but at least here in SoCal many have survived and defied trends.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of defied

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Mel Gibson has issued an apology amid backlash over his recent appearance at FanExpo Canada, where the Oscar winner mocked an ASL interpreter while walking on stage to attend his retrospective Q&A.

— Zack Sharf, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
Barney & Friends, the enormously popular and widely mocked PBS series about a singing, dancing purple dinosaur, is the obvious touchstone for the children’s-show-as-hellscape in the new movie Buddy.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of mocked

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The suspect was uncooperative during the contact and physically resisted, briefly pulling the officer partially inside his vehicle, Lincoln police said in a social media post.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The tribute carries particular resonance because Parton had previously resisted efforts to put her own legacy on a pedestal.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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