COMPLY Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

comply

verb

Definition of comply

as in to acquiesce

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as in to conform

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Recent Examples of comply The landfill will have two years to comply with the corrective measures. — Da Lin, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 To gain access to the new platform, founders and senior management of the unlisted companies would have to comply with such disclosure requirements, Tan added. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 Closing arguments Prosecutors argued throughout the case that Fatherley unlawfully restrained Adair by continuing to kneel on his back — and in the testimony of one deputy, pushed Adair’s head down — even after Adair began to comply with deputies. — Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026 Member states of the ICC are expected to comply with all such warrants issued by the court, but multiple members in Europe refused to comply — including Italy, France, and Germany. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for comply

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Even absent Chinese aggression, people in Taiwan increasingly identify as Taiwanese and do not seem inclined to repeat Hong Kong’s experience of acquiescing to Chinese rule.

— Eugene Gholz, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026
Charles ultimately acquiesced rather than face a possible order he be presented by force.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of acquiesce

Verb

All of the windows—and even the kitchen island and the couple’s bed platform—conform to the same dimensions.

— Sean Santiago, Architectural Digest, 24 Aug. 2026
Joby has flown its first FAA-conforming aircraft and entered the final stage of type certification.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of conform

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Weeks of work were undone by last minute demands that the Canadians simply could not accede to.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026
Despite all of this potential economic turmoil on the Canadian side, Carney still concluded that at the end of the day, the cost of acceding to Washington’s extravagant demands was higher than the cost of job losses and strain on a key industry.

— Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of accede

Verb

But Japan’s experience suggests what can happen when a bunch of young people who did everything right to prepare for adulthood find the fruits of adulthood deferred, en masse.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
Tennessee struggled from the opening coin flip, which the Titans won the toss only to defer, and Seattle needed seven plays before Lock found a wide-open Elijah Arroyo for a 36-yard TD.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of defer

Verb

Take the man behind the quote, Samir (Malik Elassal), who’s introduced as an aspiring FinTech bro in the middle of making amends for sleeping with a woman who was too drunk to consent.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2026
Nobody in your client meeting consented to a review queue on another continent.

— Jason Walker PsyD, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of consent

Verb

For those not yet subscribed, either DirecTV’s free trial or Fubo’s free trial will cover O’Donnell’s full week of hosting at no cost.

— Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
For those who subscribed prior to August 18, the new pricing will be effective the next billing date on or after September 17.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026

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