Antonyms of verb obey

1 sense of obey

Sense 1
obey -- (be obedient to)
       Antonym of disobey (Sense 1)
      => disobey -- (refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb obey

1 sense of obey

Sense 1
obey -- (be obedient to)
       => adjust, conform, adapt -- (adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation")