Obey and Precede

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Obey verb - To act according to the commands of.

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Precede is an antonym for obey.

Nearby Word: obeying

Precede verb - To go or come before in time.

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Obey is an antonym for precede in go ahead of topic.

Nearby Words: precedent, preceding, precedence

order	obey order	precede order
bad	obey bad	precede bad

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