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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dutiful

The energy burst obliterated AL (into a sperm and egg that the dutiful cleaner robot swept up), while Fifteen as a Time Lord was able to absorb the part of the blast directed at Belinda. —Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 12 Apr. 2025

Director Hawes’ finished product, dutiful and impersonal, goes to geopolitical extremes to disregard any geopolitical realities. —Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025

The twist offered in this tale is that this dutiful and obedient AI proceeds to gobble up all the available resources on earth to maximally achieve this goal. —Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025

With numinous Neptune officially transiting your dutiful sixth house of health, work, routines and day-to-day affairs, your lifestyle is evolving. —Valerie Mesa, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025