Obedience and Surrender

Obedience

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

Usage example: the drill sergeant demanded complete and unquestioning obedience from the recruits

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Surrender and obedience are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Surrender" instead a noun "Obedience".

Nearby Words: obedient, obediently

Surrender noun - The usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another.

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Obedience and surrender are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Obedience" instead a noun "Surrender".

Nearby Words: surrendered, surrendering

full	full obedience	full surrender
complete	complete obedience	complete surrender
instant	instant obedience	instant surrender
total	total obedience	total surrender
Other adjectives: entire, willful, quiet, absolute, willing, immediate, unconditional.

Also, some have learned to surrender and others seem to be developing a capacity for loyalty as opposed to instinctive blind obedience.

Source: Literature / Destroyermen

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