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duteous

adjective

Definition of duteousnext
as in dutiful

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Recent Examples of duteous Lord John and Claire check up on Henry (Harry Jarvis), who is doing very well, thanks to Mercy’s (Gloria Obianyo) duteous care. — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024 The administrator in him favors the long view; the duteous building of a team over the course of years. — John Altavilla, courant.com, 12 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duteous
  1. dutiful
  2. amiable
  3. agreeable
  4. obedient
  5. acquiescent
  6. obliging
  7. docile
  8. submissive
Adjective
  • Throughout much of the season Elassal plays the dutiful friend to his core group — Lucy Freyer’s Billie, Owen Thiele’s Anton, Amita Rao’s Issa and Jack Innanen’s Paul Baker — and dutiful boyfriend to Rachel Marsh’s Carly.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
  • There would be the dutiful once-a-year visit from Rebecca and the child.
    — Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of dutiful
Adjective
  • Wyler directs this serpentine, amiable comedy with a deft hand, intricately drawing out the fine details that make the whole heist operation tick.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Only Ann Patchett could write such a pleasant, amiable novel about death, and only a horse could serve as her essential metaphor for peaceful salvation.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of amiable
Adjective
  • There is no single gene for height nor is there a single gene for being extroverted, agreeable, or conscientious.
    — Jessica Craig, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In other words, what happens when their agreeable or polite approach to attaining something doesn’t work?
    — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of agreeable
Adjective
  • Reflecting on her obedient past as a child actor, Panettiere told THR that that pressure ultimately took a toll on her.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The native, late summer-blooming obedient plant is a showy addition to your garden.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of obedient
Adjective
  • Where Raphael’s infant Christ is plump, acquiescent, docile, Cassatt’s children squirm, resist, and ignore authority.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
  • That amendment had been made a dead letter by Jim Crow state legislatures and an acquiescent Supreme Court.
    — Robert D. Bland, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of acquiescent
Adjective
  • Those coming back from Tommy John surgery must be monitored more closely than traditional starters, and the Astros are obliging.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The movie trots along like an obliging corgi pup; TV director Gregor and DP Zac Nicholson give it a gilded mark of quality.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of obliging
Adjective
  • Paper wasps are relatively docile and rarely sting unless directly struck or stepped on.
    — Nick Perry, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Even smaller and more docile animals such as deer and squirrels should not be fed.
    — Elaine Reno, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of docile
Adjective
  • The implication is that stage types and progressive politicians are craven, submissive, and insincere.
    — Erik Forrest Jackson, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Today, other drugs are more often deployed, chiefly benzodiazepines or the benzodiazepine Clonazepam, which also render a person zombie-like and more reliably submissive.
    — Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of submissive

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“Duteous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duteous. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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