'defer to' definitions:
Synonyms of 'defer to'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accord respect to,
- admire,
- adore,
- apotheosize,
- appreciate,
- attend to orders,
- bow to,
- comply,
- conform,
- deify,
- entertain respect for,
- esteem,
- exalt,
- favor,
- follow the book,
- give way to,
- harken to,
- heed,
- hero-worship,
- hold in esteem,
- hold in reverence,
- honor,
- idolize,
- keep,
- knuckle under to,
- listen to,
- look up to,
- mark,
- mind,
- obey,
- obey the rules,
- observe,
- prize,
- regard,
- respect,
- revere,
- reverence,
- stay in line,
- submit,
- submit to,
- succumb to,
- take orders,
- think highly of,
- think much of,
- think well of,
- toe the line,
- value,
- venerate,
- worship,
- yield to