complies

VERB

abide by, follow agreement or instructions

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acquiesce adhere to give in give up obey observe quit satisfy submit

STRONG

accede accord defer discharge ditto fold fulfill keep mind perform respect yield

WEAK

agree to cave in come around conform to consent to cry uncle don't make waves don't rock the boat fit in give out go along with go with the flow knuckle to knuckle under play ball play the game put out roll over and play dead shape up stay in line straighten up throw in towel toss it in yes one

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disobey dissuade

STRONG

condemn deny disallow disapprove fail ignore neglect oppose prevent refuse withhold

WEAK

decline rebuff reject resist

Example Sentences

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Of the nones and complines we have happily got quit; and it might be well if we could get rid of the dinner-graces also.

From Doctor Thorne by Trollope, Anthony

I slept very early last night; the lights in the chapel of the abbey were still flickering, and the monks were chanting the complines.

From The Book of Khalid by Rihani, Ameen Fares

He was summoned almost immediately to vespers and complines.

From The Puritans by Bates, Arlo

Her favourite volumes were Thomas à Kempis, in Stanhope's Translation; and a Roman Catholic Prayer Book, with the matins and complines regularly set down,—terms which I was at that time too young to understand.

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Lamb, Charles

It was the rule of the house that all the inmates should preserve unbroken silence among themselves from complines until after nones the next day.

From The Puritans by Bates, Arlo