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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of dutiful

Being seen as such—and pious and dutiful to boot—was what gave them the license to speak in public and to write. —Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024

That helps account for the dutiful but often grim tone of the film, in which a pair of Navy men (Wayne, Robert Montgomery) try to convince the higher-ups that their small, maneuverable PT boats have a place in battles others believe will be dominated by larger vessels. —Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 May 2024

Ripken, an 8-year-old black lab whose TikTok and Instagram videos draw millions of views, is known for his dutiful retrieving of bats for the Durham Bulls. —Lucille Sherman, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024

As Margret, Sweeny is the dutiful wife to Daniel Bruhl’s war vet who seeks a better life on a remote Galapagos island. —Natalie Sitek, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2024