DISOBEYS Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word disobeys. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for DISOBEYS
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breaches | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a failure to perform some promised act or obligation • an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification) • a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) verb • act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises • make an opening or gap in | ||||||||
contravenes | verbv | |||||||
verb • go against, as of rules and laws • deny the truth of | ||||||||
defies | verbv | |||||||
verb • resist or confront with resistance • elude, especially in a baffling way • challenge | ||||||||
disregards | verbv | |||||||
noun • lack of attention and due care • willful lack of care and attention verb • refuse to acknowledge • bar from attention or consideration • give little or no attention to | ||||||||
flouts | verbv | |||||||
verb • treat with contemptuous disregard • laugh at with contempt and derision | ||||||||
transgresses | verbv | |||||||
verb • act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises • spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline • commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law • pass beyond (limits or boundaries) | ||||||||
violates | verbv | |||||||
verb • fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns • act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises • destroy • violate the sacred character of a place or language • force (someone) to have sex against their will • destroy and strip of its possession |