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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
  • This follows our scoop that Charlie Carrick, who plays Gilead’s Commander Judd, has been upped to series regular for Season 2, with Haley Wong coming aboard for the series-regular role of the dutiful and pregnant wife Prudence.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
  • When Kate Middleton married Prince William in 2011, her little sister served as maid of honor, dutiful carrying her epic train and instantly becoming one of the most famous bridesmaids of all time.
    — Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of dutiful
Adjective
  • Her amiable New Yorkers have tougher things to say to each other than ever before.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • But the underlying difficulties of the three Ts, where the leaders seem to have fundamentally incompatible agendas, remain the thread beneath the ostensibly polite and occasionally amiable conversations.
    — Rana Mitter, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of amiable
Adjective
  • Eventually, though, being endlessly agreeable becomes its own kind of performance.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The barn jacket also layers well, thanks to its not-too-boxy silhouette, 100 percent cotton material, and agreeable neutral colors.
    — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 24 Sep. 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
  • The models in the film, meanwhile, run the spectrum from docile to diva — including Evangelista, who’s entreating the camera with an impish smile even while having a little fit backstage.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Was the prevailing idea that enslaved people were sweet and innocent and docile and as giving and forgiving as Uncle Tom?
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 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 30 Sep. 2026.

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