duteous (Meaning)
duteous (s)
willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect
duteous (a.)
Fulfilling duty; dutiful; having the sentiments due to a superior, or to one to whom respect or service is owed; obedient; as, a duteous son or daughter.
Subservient; obsequious.
Synonyms & Antonyms of duteous
Synonyms:
- agreeable
- amiable
- submissive
- acquiescent
- obedient
- tractable
- docile
- biddable
- conformable
- placable
- obliging
- dutiful
- compliant
Antonyms:
- rebellious
- recalcitrant
- untoward
- mulish
- unyielding
- contumacious
- stubborn
- insubordinate
- balky
- mutinous
- unruly
- defiant
- stubborn
- contumacious
- insubordinate
- refractory
- restive
- unyielding
- restive
- noncompliant
- wilful
- froward
- intractable
- unruly
- headstrong
- obstreperous
- dogged
- disobedient
- dogged
- froward
- contrary
- untoward
- willful
- obdurate
- peevish
- wild
- balky
- wilful
- noncompliant
- refractory
- obstinate
- rebellious
- mutinous
- headstrong
- obdurate
- peevish
- defiant
- mulish
- contrary
- intractable
- wayward
- wayward
- disobedient
- rebel
- obstreperous
- willful
- recalcitrant
- ungovernable
- ungovernable
- wild
- rebel
- obstinate
Synonyms:
- obsequious
- amenable
- soft
- slavish
- restrained
- servile
- subordinate
- mannerly
- yielding
- obeisant
- disciplined
- surrendering
- decorous
- orderly
- law-abiding
- fawning
- subservient
Antonyms:
- insurgent
- resistant
- mischievous
- unamenable
- unamenable
- incompliant
- uncontrollable
- insolent
- insolent
- pigheaded
- self-willed
- unmanageable
- errant
- impudent
- disorderly
- defiant
- naughty
- perverse
- impudent
- unmanageable
- naughty
- errant
- hardheaded
- resistant
- hardheaded
- bad
- balky
- perverse
- uncontrollable
- balky
- defiant
- mischievous
- undisciplined
- incompliant
- undisciplined
- bad
- insurgent
- disorderly
- pigheaded
- self-willed
Synonyms:
- manageable
- inhibited
- gentle
- kowtowing
- mild
- meek
- governable
- curbed
- tame
- controllable
- disciplinable
- handleable
- trainable
- repressed
- constrained
- teachable
Antonyms:
duteous Sentence Examples
- The duteous employee worked overtime to complete the project on time.
- The duteous child helped their parents with the household chores without being asked.
- The duteous soldier followed orders without question, even when it meant putting their life at risk.
- The duteous citizen voted in every election, even when they disagreed with the candidates.
- The duteous student studied hard and got good grades, even though they didn't always enjoy school.
- The duteous friend was always there for their friends, no matter what.
- The duteous employee was always on time for work and never called in sick.
- The duteous child always made their bed and cleaned their room without being asked.
- The duteous soldier was always ready for duty, even when they were tired or scared.
- The duteous citizen always obeyed the law, even when it was inconvenient.
FAQs About the word duteous
willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respectFulfilling duty; dutiful; having the sentiments due to a superior, or to one to whom respect or service is
agreeable, amiable, submissive, acquiescent, obedient, tractable, docile, biddable, conformable, placable
rebellious, recalcitrant, untoward, mulish, unyielding, contumacious, stubborn, insubordinate, balky, mutinous
The duteous employee worked overtime to complete the project on time.
The duteous child helped their parents with the household chores without being asked.
The duteous soldier followed orders without question, even when it meant putting their life at risk.
The duteous citizen voted in every election, even when they disagreed with the candidates.
