Synonyms of dutiful

dutiful

adjective

ˈdü-ti-fəl 

as in respectful

marked by or showing proper regard for another's higher status

the family showed a dutiful deference to their minister when he came to dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• respectful
• deferent
• regardful
• deferential
• reverent
• polite
• worshipful
• gracious
• civil
• reverential
• obsequious
• servile
• sycophantic
• hagiographical
• grovelling
• courteous
• fawning
• venerating
• subservient
• hagiographic
• kowtowing
• toadying
• genuflecting
• groveling
• kid-glove
• kid-gloved

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disrespectful
• abusive
• offensive
• insulting
• undutiful
• contemptuous
• demeaning
• derogatory
• impudent
• scornful
• disparaging
• irreverent
• insolent
• depreciatory
• rude
• depreciative
• discourteous
• uncivil
• belittling

Examples of dutiful in a Sentence

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