Compliance and Waywardness

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Compliance noun - A bending to the authority or control of another.

Usage example: an administrator who demands prompt and unquestioning compliance from his subordinates

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Waywardness is an antonym for compliance.

Nearby Words: compliant, complied, compliancy

Waywardness noun - Refusal to obey.

Usage example: the unremitting waywardness of the child frustrated her parents at times

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Compliance is an antonym for waywardness.

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