Synonyms of duties

duties

noun

plural of duty

1

as in taxes

a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use

the shop at the airport charges no duty on tourist memorabilia

Synonyms & Similar Words

• taxes
• tariffs
• levies
• impositions
• imposts
• assessments
• excises
• customs
• personal taxes
• income taxes
• direct taxes
• property taxes
• poll taxes
• tributes
• sales taxes
• withholding taxes
• tolls
• capitations
• surtaxes
• inheritance taxes
• estate taxes
• death taxes
• value-added taxes
• hidden taxes
• surcharges
• single taxes
• sin taxes
• supertaxes
• proportional taxes
• flat taxes

2

as in tasks

a piece of work that needs to be done regularly

the regular duties of a lifeguard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tasks
• assignments
• jobs
• chores
• responsibilities
• projects
• functions
• missions
• errands
• operations
• endeavors
• undertakings
• offices
• stints
• posts
• enterprises
• care
• commissions
• chares
• routes
• charges
• circuits
• rounds

3

as in responsibilities

something one must do because of prior agreement

I must obey the call of duty and serve my country

Synonyms & Similar Words

• responsibilities
• obligations
• needs
• commitments
• burdens
• promises
• requirements
• vows
• offices
• constraints
• imperatives
• pledges
• charges
• dos
• incumbencies
• pacts
• devoirs
• payments
• oaths
• arrangements
• words
• contracts
• debts
• restraints
• setups
• trusts
• appointments
• forces
• compulsions
• covenants
• tributes
• compacts
• reservations
• prearrangements
• musts
• engagements
• troths
• coercions
• onuses
• duresses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exemptions
• graces
• discharges
• stays
• waivers
• releases
• options
• reliefs
• alternatives
• postponements
• choices
• eases
• preferences
• selections
• loopholes
• picks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of duties

But Goff described duties of the person who would fill the new position earlier this week in an interview with The Star. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

Participants are solely responsible for any taxes, duties, customs fees, or other governmental charges associated with receipt or use of a prize, if applicable. — The Athletic, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Paramedics are often able to perform duties on-site or in the back of an ambulance that elsewise would have to wait until a patient gets to a hospital emergency room. — Mike Enright, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026

Nick Aldis relinquished his duties as SmackDown General Manager to challenge Gunther to a grudge match amid months of tension with Gunther that inevitably became physical. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Dubbed the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026, the bipartisan bill would saddle bigtime American trading partners and competitors like India and China with fresh new duties worth up to 100 percent for buying Russian oil and natural gas. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 31 July 2026

While handling his duties on Chicago Fire, Mulroney was also a series regular on the Netflix drama series The Hunting Wives, playing Jed Banks. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 31 July 2026

All the duties remain, just somewhere more restorative than the Oval Office. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 26 July 2026

This complicated story of mix-ups and mishaps at sea will be accompanied by the pianist and organist Ben Model, who will share keyboard duties with Makia Matsumura throughout the festival. — Tim Page, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026