due

due

adjective

Definition of DUE

1

having reached the date at which payment is required <the loan is due next April>

Synonyms mature

Related Words delinquent, outstanding, overdue, owed, owing, receivable, unpaid, unsettled; payable

Near Antonyms cleared, liquidated, paid (off or up), repaid, settled; prepaid

Antonyms undue

2

being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events <their train is due to arrive in half an hour>

Synonyms anticipated, awaited, expected, scheduled, slated

Near Antonyms behind, behindhand, belated, delinquent, dilatory, late, latish, overdue, tardy; early, premature, untimely; unanticipated, unforeseen, unlooked-for

3

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 competent, condign, deserved, due, fair, justified, merited, right, rightful, warranted

Related Words applicable, appropriate, apt, fit, fitting, meet, proper, requisite, suitable; lawful, legal, legitimate; accurate, correct, true; rhadamanthine, strict, stringent, uncompromising; equitable, impartial, square

Near Antonyms incoherent, incorrect, irrelative, irrelevant; improper, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, indefensible, unjustifiable, unreasonable, unsuitable; biased, inequitable, partial, unequal; arbitrary, despotic; illegitimate, unlawful

Antonyms undeserved, undue, unfair, unjust, unjustified, unmerited, unwarranted