OBEYED Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

obeyed

verb

past tense of obey

as in followed

to act according to the commands of she taught her dog to obey her when she said "Sit!" most people obey the law and wear their seat belts

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Recent Examples of obeyed If the early universe obeyed this rule, our modern cosmos would be devoid of substance, just energy fields rippling eternally through emptiness. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2026 As her cabin took on water, Chloe Childress had obeyed Camp Mystic’s one directive to shelter in place. — Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026 Paradoxes and Doubt The late 1800s were a time of paradoxes and doubt, the result of mathematicians beginning to search for cohesive ideas about what rules the mathematical universe obeyed. — Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026 The direction – which was visibly obeyed – is nothing new for repeat attendees of Welch’s shows, who have endured the agony of a phone-free hand for two minutes. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026 And all the adults obeyed the eldest daughter. — Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026 Four of the five occupants obeyed the officers’ commands and got out of the car, the release states. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2026 The Nuggets obeyed his orders for a handful of possessions. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026 Every day, Dan obeyed his own addictions, killing pain with packs of cigarettes and Coors banquet beers. — Andrew Callahan, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026

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Crude-tanker stocks have led the rally, up 120% year-to-date, followed by car carriers, gas carriers and dry-bulk shippers, Lloyd's data show.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Officers followed the sounds of the gunfire to another floor, where a smoky haze limited their visibility.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

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The massacre became a defining moment in the struggle against apartheid, with March 21 now observed in South Africa as Human Rights Day, a public holiday.

— Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Information for the charges came from multiple sources, including citizen informants, who had observed Wolff hunting on their property, observations made by wardens while on patrol, and surveillance.

— David Zeug, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026

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