obedient
adjective
obe·di·ent ō-ˈbē-dē-ənt 
ə-
: submissive to the restraint or command of authority : willing to obey
an obedient child
an obedient dog
obedient to those whom he feared—
A. N. Wilson
A. N. Wilson
obediently adverb
Examples of obedient in a Sentence
that boy is so obedient that he does everything the first time he is asked
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Just think of all those vacant Madonnas, structurally perfect compositions, and obedient daydreams of antiquity. —Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 Always obedient, Agnes happily welcomes Daisy despite Shu’s warnings. —Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026 Her son, Navaraj, is obedient and dutiful. —Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026 Tariffs could be 'hard sell' in election year How obedient will the congressional GOP be to Trump in an election year? —Justin Papp, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for obedient
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Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 Always obedient, Agnes happily welcomes Daisy despite Shu’s warnings. —Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026 Her son, Navaraj, is obedient and dutiful. —Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026 Tariffs could be 'hard sell' in election year How obedient will the congressional GOP be to Trump in an election year? —Justin Papp, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for obedient
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“Obedient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/obedient. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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