complied

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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complied

She insists it has always complied with the law.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Zemian and Amundson complied and had started to exit the parking lot when a local police officer drove in.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

Audits by the county auditor-controller, city controller and an outside consulting firm found the agency wasn’t tracking how money was spent or whether housing providers complied with government contracts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Like Anthropic, rival AI lab OpenAI has also complied with Washington's requests to restrict its own release of a new, powerful model called GPT-5.6 to a limited set of approved partners.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Emma asked Frank to omit other sentences as well, and he complied.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman