COMPLIED (WITH) Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

complied (with)

verb

past tense of comply (with)

as in obeyed

to act according to the commands of the guards rushed to comply with the warden's orders

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as in fulfilled

to do what is required by the terms of were summarily threatened with a lawsuit if they did not comply with the contract

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As her cabin took on water, Chloe Childress had obeyed Camp Mystic’s one directive to shelter in place.

— Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
Paradoxes and Doubt The late 1800s were a time of paradoxes and doubt, the result of mathematicians beginning to search for cohesive ideas about what rules the mathematical universe obeyed.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of obeyed

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An extended team period followed that of individual, something that players actually seemed to like.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
This was followed by brands such as Rahul Mishra, Falguni Shane Peacock, JJ Valaya, Rimzim Dadu and Kunal Rawal at Taj Palace in New Delhi.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of followed

Verb

Kuwait is known to be overwhelmingly dependent on desalination for drinking water, with almost 90% of the arid nation’s water demand satisfied through seawater desalination plants.

— Michael Wayland,Azhar Sukri,Terri Cullen, CNBC, 18 July 2026
The bánh cuốn đặc biệt — a combination plate with plain steamed rice sheets, sheets stuffed with ground pork and mushroom and pieces filled with shrimp — satisfied my internet FOMO cravings.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of satisfied

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Mississippi’s medical examiner has completed Nolan Wells’ autopsy report, officials told NBC News on Thursday.

— Kenzi Abou-Sabe, NBC news, 31 July 2026
The Glazer family, led by the late billionaire Malcolm Glazer, completed its takeover of Manchester United in 2005.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 30 July 2026

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