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Synonyms for comply

21 synonyms
3 antonyms
2 meanings

verb

Most common

conform agree accede meet abide by obey

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Conform — to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform

conform, agree, accede, meet, submit, acquiesce, consent, give way, succumb, come around, come round, grant, cave-in, humor US, humour UK, yield rare, soothe dated

2. Abide by

abide by, obey, follow

Other

Antonyms

violate, protest, disobey

All antonyms of comply →

Definitions

v. 1
To yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform.
He refused to comply with their demands.

Related words

Word family: compliance compliancy compliant complete compliment

Forms

Past participle: complied
e.g. complied → conformed, agreed, acceded, submitted…

Example sentences

agree Whether you agree or not, I cannot change my mind.
submit Applicants were requested to submit their resumes.
conform I often felt pressured to conform, but I resisted.
consummate He is a consummate professional in his field.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
comply		steady
agree		falling
submit		falling
conform		falling
accede		falling
consummate		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: meet¹, obey²
5 letters: agree², grant¹, humor², yield¹
6 letters: follow², submit², humour², soothe¹, accede²
7 letters: consent², conform², succumb²
9 letters: acquiesce³
10 letters: consummate³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (obey² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: conformer