obedient UK /əˈbiːdɪənt/US /əˈbidiənt/adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority; biddable.Jessica was so intensely obedient of her parents that her brother sometimes thought she was a robot. noun1 •One who obeys.Damn the obedients and hail the defiants if you will; the experiment does not motivate confidence about how particular subjects would behave in markedly dissimilar situations. — 2002 formsobedients · more obedient · most obedient