Synonyms of law-abiding

law-abiding

adjective

ˈlȯ-ə-ˌbī-diŋ 

as in obedient

readily giving in to the command or authority of another

the law-abiding citizens of the neighborhood did everything they could to help reduce street crime

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obedient
• compliant
• docile
• restrained
• submissive
• tractable
• biddable
• amenable
• meek
• conformable
• decorous
• gentle
• repressed
• amiable
• controllable
• dutiful
• soft
• obliging
• acquiescent
• subordinate
• orderly
• tame
• agreeable
• servile
• disciplined
• governable
• obsequious
• subservient
• surrendering
• yielding
• mannerly
• manageable
• constrained
• slavish
• duteous
• mild
• fawning
• placable
• teachable
• obeisant
• inhibited
• trainable
• kowtowing
• disciplinable
• curbed
• handleable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rebellious
• recalcitrant
• wayward
• defiant
• unruly
• disobedient
• willful
• wilful
• contrary
• restive
• noncompliant
• refractory
• insubordinate
• intractable
• obstreperous
• contumacious
• rebel
• stubborn
• ungovernable
• insurgent
• mutinous
• obstinate
• untoward
• wild
• headstrong
• balky
• hardheaded
• obdurate
• unyielding
• uncontrollable
• peevish
• dogged
• mulish
• defiant
• unmanageable
• resistant
• unamenable
• disorderly
• incompliant
• perverse
• mischievous
• bad
• froward
• naughty
• errant
• pigheaded
• undisciplined
• self-willed
• dissident
• balky
• nonconformist
• insolent
• impudent
• disrespectful
• rude
• impolite
• misbehaving
• ill-bred
• ill-mannered

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of law-abiding

More than half of all Americans believe that gun ownership increases safety by allowing law-abiding citizens to protect themselves, according to the Pew Research Center. —Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024

Robinson complained that law-abiding people were being made to suffer because of the actions of one person. —Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024

The grim reality is that law-abiding citizens are often victimized by criminal activities through trafficking and extortion. —Expert Panel®, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024

In the series, the corrupt outnumber the good as criminals run rampant and law-abiding citizens live in a constant state of fear in Gotham City. —Denise Petski, Deadline, 26 June 2024