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, just, fair, justified, merited, right, rightful, warrantedRelated Words applicable, appropriate, apt, fit, fitting, meet, proper, requisite, suitable; lawful, legal, legitimate; accurate, correct, true; rhadamanthine, strict, stringent, uncompromising; equitable, impartial, squareNear Antonyms incoherent, incorrect, irrelative, irrelevant; improper, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, indefensible, unjustifiable, unreasonable, unsuitable; biased, inequitable, partial, unequal; arbitrary, despotic; illegitimate, unlawfulAntonyms undeserved, undue, unfair, unjust, unjustified, unmerited, unwarranted