abide by
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
He complied with my instructions
Types & categories
- obey hypernym
- oblige hyponym
- toe the line hyponym
- conform to hyponym
Related & opposite
- abidance derivation
- complaisance derivation
- compliant derivation
- stick with verb group
- adopt verb group
Sense 2 verb
show respect towards
honor your parents!
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- disrespect antonym
- honoring derivation
- deference derivation
- respectfulness derivation
- respect derivation
- regard derivation
- respecter derivation
- esteem derivation
- estimable derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | abidance |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | complaisance |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | compliant |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | stick with |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | adopt |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | obey |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | oblige |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | toe the line |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | conform to |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | disrespect |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | honoring |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | deference |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | respectfulness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | respect |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | regard |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | respecter |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | esteem |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | estimable |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | accept |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | lionize |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tolerate |