disobeys

verb

Definition of disobeysnext
present tense third-person singular of disobey
as in ignores
to go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of students who disobey their teachers and use cell phones in class drivers who consistently disobey traffic laws

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disobeys
  1. ignores
  2. violates
  3. defies
  4. opposes
Verb
  • So much is being disclosed that the borrower or tenant ignores everything.
    Joshua Stein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The second view—people can just move to cheaper cities, because the prosperous city is full up—also ignores basic economics.
    Richard McGahey, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of ignores
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  • Incentives could also encompass partial sanctions relief, with snap-back clauses to reimpose them if Russia violates the terms of the deal.
    Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Major publishing companies and authors are arguing that a federal judge should deny Florida’s request to dismiss a lawsuit over the removal of school library books, saying a controversial state law violates First Amendment rights.
    Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of violates
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  • Tuesday night’s drawing, which happens an hour before midnight in Atlanta, could mean a holiday windfall for a lucky winner whose $2 ticket defies one in 302,575,350 odds.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This blanket, however, defies the norm.
    Alicia Geigel, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of defies
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  • Miller wrote that if the Palm Beach County state attorney allowed someone who opposes the death penalty to handle a death penalty case, he’d be removed by the governor.
    Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The Upper Basin wants credit toward new shortage criteria, while the Lower Basin opposes it.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of opposes
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