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Obedient vs Obeying - What's the difference?

obedient | obeying |

As an adjective obedient

is willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority.

As a verb obeying is

present participle of lang=en.

obedient

English

Alternative forms

* (qualifier)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Willing]] to [[comply#Verb, comply with the (l), orders, or (l) of those in authority.
  • Jessica was so intensely obedient of her parents that her brother sometimes thought she was a robot.

    Synonyms

    * (l) * (l)

    Antonyms

    * disobedient * dominant

    obeying

    English

    Verb

    (head)