Synonyms and antonyms of Obedience and cooperation in British Thesaurus

adherence (noun)

formal the action of continuing to obey a rule, law, agreement etc

at someone’s bidding ()

if you do something at someone’s bidding, you do it because they ask or tell you to

at someone’s insistence ()

because someone has said that something must happen

at someone’s invitation/at the invitation of someone ()

if you do something at someone’s invitation, you do it when they ask or invite you

at someone’s request/suggestion/invitation etc ()

because someone has asked you to do something/suggested something etc

at the behest of someone ()

because someone has asked for something or said it must happen

by the book ()

correctly, following all the rules or systems for doing something in a strict way

by the numbers ()

in a way that is exactly according to the rules

complaisance (noun)

very formal a way of behaving in which you try to please other people

compliance (noun)

formal the practice of obeying a law, rule, or request

cooperation (noun)

a situation in which people or organizations work together to achieve a result that will benefit all of them

give and take ()

if there is give and take between people, each person allows the other to get something that they want

give-and-take (noun)

a situation in which people or groups who want different things each give some things to the others and get some things from the others

integrity (noun)

the quality of behaving according to the rules and standards of your job or profession

(just) say the word ()

used for telling someone that you are ready to do something for them as soon as they ask

legalism (noun)

the fact that someone obeys the laws in a very strict and exact way

obedience (noun)

the practice of doing what someone tells you to do, or of obeying a law or rule

observance (noun)

the practice of obeying a law or rule, or of doing something according to a tradition

observation (noun)

the practice of obeying a law, rule, or custom

opiate (noun)

formal something that tends to prevent people from having their own opinions and makes them quiet and easily controlled

opium (noun)

something that tends to prevent people from having their own opinions and makes them quiet and easily controlled

order (noun)

a situation in which people obey the law and follow the accepted rules of social behaviour

order (noun)

the fact of obeying the rules of a formal meeting, for example in a parliament

there’s no such thing as a free lunch ()

used for saying that people cannot get something good without working hard or giving something in exchange

two-way street (noun)

a situation in which two people or two groups of people need to work together

will do (spoken)

spoken used for telling someone that you will do what they have asked

without question ()

if someone does something without question, they do it without asking any questions