disobeying

verb

Definition of disobeyingnext
present participle of disobey
as in ignoring
to go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of students who disobey their teachers and use cell phones in class drivers who consistently disobey traffic laws

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disobeying
  1. ignoring
  2. violating
  3. defying
  4. mocking
  5. resisting
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  • But all of them offer political ammunition to Republicans trying to cast the vice president as part of a failed administration that has left American consumers hobbled by years of high prices (while conveniently ignoring three-plus years of relentless job growth and consumer spending).
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Unless investors have specifically allocated their money toward funds dedicated toward slashing emissions, ignoring crucial financial performance metrics violates the fiduciary responsibility of institutional investors.
    Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of ignoring
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  • Angel City also received a $20,000 cash fine, plus a loss of $20,000 in unfunded allocation money, in 2021 for violating the NWSL’s tampering policy regarding then-Gotham player Allie Long.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Haley was acquitted of violating Nichols’ civil rights causing death, but convicted of the lesser charge of violating his civil rights causing bodily injury.
    Adrian Sainz, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of violating
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  • The bottom line Last month, stocks succeeded in defying gravity, soaring instead of letting the historical weight of their poor performance in September bring them down.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Piled atop Bailey's head like a fluffy, fabulous cloud was a gravity-defying beehive made up of voluminous, softly teased swoops of hair.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of defying
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  • South Park also piled on by mocking her in a recent episode.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Nasrallah posed as a kind of Che Guevara of the Arab world—mocking his enemies, living mostly underground.
    Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of mocking
Verb
  • Key Background Biden dropped out of the race on July 21 after resisting calls from within his own party for weeks to end his reelection bid in the wake of his disastrous performance in the June 27 debate.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • As the number of apps multiplies beyond all logic or utility, won’t people start resisting them?
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of resisting
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disobeying

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