Synonyms: obedient
Definition: dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority
Usage: an obedient soldier; obedient children; a little man obedient to his wife; the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened- Edmund Burke
Similar words: biddable, acquiescent
Definition: willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest
Usage: too acquiescent to challenge authority
Similar words: conformable
Definition: quick to comply
Usage: I have been to you a true and humble wife, at all times to your will conformable-Shakespeare
Similar words: duteous, dutiful
Definition: willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect
Usage: a dutiful child; a dutiful citizen; Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife;
Similar words: Y2K compliant
Definition: prepared to accurately process date and time data between and into the 20th and 21st centuries