Synonyms of due

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adjective

ˈdü 

1

as in owing

having reached the date at which payment is required

the loan is due next April

Synonyms & Similar Words

• owing
• unpaid
• outstanding
• owed
• receivable
• mature
• payable
• delinquent
• overdue
• unsettled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undue
• cleared
• repaid
• liquidated
• settled
• paid (off or up)
• prepaid

2

as in expected

being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events

their train is due to arrive in half an hour

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expected
• scheduled
• anticipated
• slated
• awaited

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• late
• early
• tardy
• behind
• delinquent
• overdue
• belated
• dilatory
• premature
• untimely
• latish
• behindhand
• unforeseen
• unanticipated
• unlooked-for

3

as in justified

being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong

all the participants in the trial are required to treat the judge with due respect

Synonyms & Similar Words

• justified
• deserved
• proper
• suitable
• just
• rightful
• legal
• appropriate
• competent
• merited
• right
• strict
• warranted
• legitimate
• fair
• meet
• applicable
• condign
• fitting
• requisite
• correct
• apt
• true
• stringent
• lawful
• accurate
• fit
• equitable
• uncompromising
• impartial
• square
• rhadamanthine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undue
• unfair
• unjust
• unwarranted
• irrelevant
• improper
• unjustified
• incorrect
• unreasonable
• partial
• undeserved
• inappropriate
• unsuitable
• unequal
• incoherent
• inapplicable
• unmerited
• unjustifiable
• arbitrary
• biased
• inequitable
• indefensible
• irrelative
• unlawful
• despotic
• inapt
• inapposite
• illegitimate

due

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adverb

1

as in just

as stated or indicated without the slightest difference

the island lies due south of the headland

Synonyms & Similar Words

• just
• right
• sharp
• precisely
• full
• squarely
• exactly
• on the nose
• on the button
• smack-dab

2

as in straight

in a direct line or course

a plane flying due east

Synonyms & Similar Words

• straight
• right
• direct
• directly
• dead
• as the crow flies
• straightway
• plumb
• plump

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indirectly
• circuitously
• deviously
• veeringly

due

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noun

as in privilege

Synonyms & Similar Words

• privilege
• pretence
• entitlement
• call
• perquisite
• pretense
• pretension
• right
• dibs
• prerogative
• apanage
• appanage
• birthright

Examples of due in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The band has a new studio album due in November but has reportedly been canceling tour dates after a tour manager also resigned. —Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024

The latest case against Polanski, 91, had been filed last year and was due in a civil court in Los Angeles in August but has been withdrawn amid the settlement, the AFP report stated. —Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024

The track is the second single from Blige’s upcoming Gratitude album, due next month. —Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 22 Oct. 2024

In due course, Republicans lost the governorship, a state Senate supermajority, and a state House majority. —Philip Elliott / Detroit, TIME, 22 Oct. 2024

Phrases Containing due

• due (to)
• due to