Obedience and Waywardness

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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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Waywardness is an antonym for obedience.

Nearby Words: obedient, obediently

Waywardness noun - Refusal to obey.

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

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Obedience is an antonym for waywardness in topics: trouble, mischief, misbehavior.

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