Beat and Obey

Opposite meaning words

Beat verb - To avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness.

Usage example: he spends all of his time trying to beat the system

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Obey is an antonym for beat.

Nearby Words: beaten, beating, beater, beatable

Obey verb - To act according to the commands of.

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Beat is an antonym for obey.

Nearby Word: obeying

people	beat people	obey people
time	beat time	obey time
way	beat way	obey way
bad	beat bad	obey bad
Other words: king, mother, anyone.

Episode 11 has Neville beat up his son Jason and throw him out because he refused to obey his orders.

Source: Kick The Dog / Live-Action TV

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