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| Main Entry: |
dutiful
 [doo-tuh-fuhl, dyoo-] 
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obedient |
| Synonyms: | binding, compliant, conscientious, deferential, devoted, docile, duteous, faithful, incumbent on, obligatory, punctilious, regardful, respectful, reverential, submissive |
| Antonyms: | betraying, disobedient, faithless, irresponsible, undutiful, unfaithful, unrespectful |
| Main Entry: | devoted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | committed, loyal |
| Synonyms: | adherent, affectionate, ardent, behind one, caring, concerned, consecrated, constant, crazy about, dear, dedicated, devout, doting, dutiful, faithful, fervid, fond, gone on, lovesome, loving, staunch, steadfast, stuck on, thoughtful, true, true-blue, wild about, zealous |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, disloyal, inconstant, neglectful, negligent, uncommitted, unfaithful, untrustworthy |
| Main Entry: | faithful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | loyal, reliable |
| Synonyms: | affectionate, allegiant, ardent, attached, behind one, circumspect, confiding, conscientious, constant, dependable, devoted, dutiful, dyed-in-the-wool, enduring, fast, firm, genuine, hard-core, honest, honorable, incorruptible, loving, obedient, on the level, patriotic, resolute, scrupulous, sincere, staunch, steadfast, steady, straight, string along with, sure, tried, tried and true, true, true-blue, trustworthy, trusty, truthful, unchanging, unswerving, unwavering, upright, veracious |
| Antonyms: | dishonest, disloyal, false, inconstant, treacherous, unfaithful, unreliable, untrue |
Example Sentences
- Henry is not a great student but he's both dutiful and independent.
- It suggests a dutiful devotion to duty and a tidiness of mind and surroundings.
- She has frequently been described as an exemplary monarch, dedicated and dutiful and decent.
| Main Entry: | good |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | moral, virtuous |
| Synonyms: | admirable, blameless, charitable, dutiful, estimable, ethical, exemplary, guiltless, honest, honorable, incorrupt, inculpable, innocent, irreprehensible, irreproachable, lily-white, obedient, praiseworthy, pure, reputable, respectable, right, righteous, sound, tractable, uncorrupted, untainted, upright, well-behaved, worthy |
| Antonyms: | evil, immoral, noxious, sinful, unvirtuous, vile, wicked |
| Main Entry: | good |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | well-behaved |
| Synonyms: | considerate, decorous, dutiful, kindly, mannerly, obedient, orderly, polite, proper, respectful, seemly, thoughtful, tolerant, tractable, well-mannered |
| Antonyms: | bad, misbehaving |
| Main Entry: | lowly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inferior, plain |
| Synonyms: | average, base, baseborn, cast down, common, commonplace, docile, dutiful, everyday, gentle, humble, ignoble, low, lowborn, mean, meek, menial, mild, modest, mundane, obscure, obsequious, ordinary, plebeian, poor, proletarian, prosaic, retiring, reverential, servile, simple, submissive, subordinate, unassuming, unpretentious, withdrawing |
| Antonyms: | higher, lofty, noble, pretentious, superior |
| Main Entry: | loyal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | faithful, dependable |
| Synonyms: | allegiant, ardent, attached, behind one, believing, coming through, constant, devoted, dutiful, dyed-in-the-wool, firm, on one's side, patriotic, resolute, staunch, steadfast, steady, tried-and-true, true, true-blue, trustworthy, trusty, unfailing, unswerving, unwavering |
| Antonyms: | disloyal, undependable, unfaithful |
| Main Entry: | moral |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ethical, honest |
| Synonyms: | aboveboard, blameless, chaste, conscientious, correct, courteous, decent, decorous, dutiful, elevated, exemplary, good, high-minded, honorable, immaculate, incorruptible, innocent, just, kindly, kosher*, laudable, meet, meritorious, modest, moralistic, noble, praiseworthy, principled, proper, pure, respectable, right, righteous, saintly, salt of the earth, scrupulous, seemly, square, straight, true-blue, trustworthy, truthful, upright, upstanding, virtuous, worthy |
| Antonyms: | amoral, bad, corrupt, dishonest, evil, immoral, sinful, unethical, unprincipled, vile |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | obedient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | well-behaved; submissive |
| Synonyms: | acquiescent, amenable, at one's beck and call, attentive, biddable, complaisant, compliant, controllable, deferential, devoted, docile, docious, duteous, dutiful, faithful, governable, honoring, in one's clutches, in one's pocket, in one's power, law-abiding, loyal, obeisant, obliging, observant, on a string, pliant, regardful, resigned, respectful, reverential, sheeplike, subservient, tame, tractable, under control, venerating, well-trained, willing, wrapped around finger, yielding |
| Antonyms: | contrary, disobedient, insolent, misbehaving, mutinous, obstinate, rebellious |
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