Obeisance
Obeisance noun - The act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person.
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
Obeisance is a synonym for obedience in compliance topic. You can use "Obeisance" instead a noun "Obedience". popular alternative
Nearby Words: obedient, obediently
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- devotion and obeisance
- devotion and obedience
- loyalty and obeisance
- loyalty and obedience
- allegiance and obeisance
- allegiance and obedience
- fealty and obeisance
- fealty and obedience
- esteem and obeisance
- esteem and obedience
- reverence and obeisance
- reverence and obedience
- respect and obeisance
- respect and obedience
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