disobeying

verb

present participle of disobey
as in ignoring
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 disobeying The violations are disobeying orders and conduct unbecoming an officer. — Charlie D'agata, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Santana-Mateo was booked on charges of breach of peace, engaging police in a pursuit, disobeying the direction of officer, reckless driving, failure to obey a stop sign, failure to drive right, failure to obey a traffic control signal and driving the wrong way on a one way. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026 Icarus disobeying his father Daedalus and flying too close to the sun. — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026 He was cited with disobeying a traffic control device, not having proof of insurance and obstructing a police officer. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026 Saulter was being investigated for allegedly falsifying time sheets, disobeying a direct order and failing to report part-time employment properly. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026 Authorities last August removed Dodik from the post of the president and temporarily banned him from politics for disobeying Schmidt's decisions. — ABC News, 11 May 2026 Trump had to relent on a scheme to prosecute Fed Chair Jerome Powell for disobeying White House commands to cut interest rates. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026 Your brother had similar pressure put on him by the national team after disobeying instructions and speaking out. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disobeying
  1. ignoring
  2. violating
  3. defying
  4. mocking
  5. resisting
Verb
  • The market isn't ignoring all this goodness at the moment, given Dell's rally is still respectable.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • All while ignoring the many examples of other big schools, like the Florida Gators, that have struggled to fill seats for noon games in August.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of ignoring
Verb
  • The Seoul Central District Court convicted Han, widow of church founder Sun Myung Moon, of violating the political funds act, bribery and embezzling church funds, the court said in a statement.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The bill also increases the maximum penalties for violating local fireworks ordinances to $1,000 for a first offense, $2,000 for a second offense and $5,000 for each additional offense within five years of the first.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of violating
Verb
  • The canal system that carries it from western Arizona is a gravity-defying product of 1960s optimism and more than $4 billion in building costs.
    — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Bill Belichick and North Carolina opened their 2026 season with an upset of TCU, defying a 9 1/2-point spread and a preseason of low expectations to win 15-10 on Saturday in Ireland.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of defying
Verb
  • Mel Gibson apologized Monday after video surfaced showing the actor mocking a sign language interpreter.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Mel Gibson has issued something like an apology after mocking an American Sign Language interpreter.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of mocking
Verb
  • Stanley is accused of blocking Rajabi’s car with his body, punching Rajabi’s window and resisting arrest.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026
  • While half of Gen-Z use AI weekly, 48% of young working people now believe the risks of AI outweigh the benefits, and 44% of Gen-Z workers (subscription required) surveyed in one report admit to actively resisting their companies' AI efforts.
    — Michael Chavira, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of resisting

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“Disobeying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disobeying. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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