Synonym Dictionary

The act of following a principle, rule, or plan closely.

Following a winding or indirect route; also indirect in expression or action.

The act of following a request, rule, or requirement.

Willing to follow instructions or meeting stated requirements.

To act in accordance with a rule, standard, or accepted pattern.

Following established practices or commonly accepted ideas.

To twist or coil together; figuratively, to make tangled or complicated.

Complicated and difficult to follow.

A conclusion or result that follows naturally or logically from something else.

Following an established habit or usual practice.

To strive to equal or surpass a model through imitation.

An attempt to match or surpass a model through imitation.

A group of companions, assistants, or attendants surrounding a person.

A concluding section that follows the main work.

Changing by a constant proportional factor over equal intervals, or relating to a quantity expressed with an exponent.

Someone who stays near a person or group mainly to obtain personal benefit.

To pay careful attention to advice, a warning, or another signal.

Not following a reasonable or consistent line of reasoning.

To put a plan, decision, or method into effect.

Clearly expressed and readily understood.

A person who does not follow generally accepted beliefs, customs, or patterns of behavior.

Conforming to established beliefs, practices, or methods.

Indirect or following a longer, less straightforward course.

Following another person's ideas uncritically.