Synonyms & related words for obedience

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of obedience — including obeisance, dutifulness, submissiveness, docility, subservience, respect. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to obedience

Explore words related to obedience — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include nonobedience, obedient, obsequent, obeying, truckling, obeyer, disobedience, obeys. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for obedience

Common synonyms for obedience include obeisance, dutifulness, submissiveness, docility, subservience, respect, meekness, humility — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does obedience come from?

The word obedience breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root audi-, from Latin audire (“to hear”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.