Hyphenation of obedient

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word obedient ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

obe-di-ent

Definitions of obedient :

1.	Dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority An obedient soldier Obedient children A little man obedient to his wife The obedient colonies...are heavily taxed The refractory remain unburdened- Edmund Burke

Synonyms of obedient :

adj	obedient, acquiescent, biddable, compliant, conformable, dutiful, duteous, Y2K compliant, compliant, docile, good, manageable, submissive, tractable, manipulable

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.