Antonyms of noun obedience

2 of 3 senses of obedience

Sense 1
obedience, obeisance -- (the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person)
       Antonym of disobedience (Sense 1)
      => disobedience, noncompliance -- (the failure to obey)

Sense 2
obedience -- (the trait of being willing to obey)
       Antonym of disobedience (Sense 2)
      => disobedience -- (the trait of being unwilling to obey)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun obedience

3 senses of obedience

Sense 1
obedience, obeisance -- (the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person)
       => submission, compliance -- (the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another)

Sense 2
obedience -- (the trait of being willing to obey)
       => tractability, tractableness, flexibility -- (the trait of being easily persuaded)

Sense 3
obedience, respect -- (behavior intended to please your parents; "their children were never very strong on obedience"; "he went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes")
       => filial duty -- (duty of a child to its parents)

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