Synonyms of duly

duly

adverb

ˈdü-lē 

as in properly

in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose

the perpetrators of this outrageous crime will be duly punished

Synonyms & Similar Words

• properly
• correctly
• appropriately
• happily
• rightly
• suitably
• fittingly
• adequately
• right
• well
• appositely
• meetly
• acceptably
• congruously
• satisfactorily
• tolerably
• decently
• passably
• decorously

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improperly
• wrongly
• incorrectly
• inappropriately
• incongruously
• unsuitably
• unfortunately
• unsatisfactorily
• unacceptably
• inopportunely
• unseasonably
• inaptly
• unseemly
• irrelevantly
• awkwardly
• ungracefully
• inappositely

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of duly

The estimate was duly parroted by the conservative Hoover Institution. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024

When South drew trumps and led a heart, West took the ace and duly led a low club, and East won with the king and cashed the jack of spades. —Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024

Here are three examples where generative AI, duly supervised and verified, maximizes human potential for real benefit. —Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024

Guitarist Joe Duplantier howled the lyrics like a man possessed (or something more demonic) with a brooding magnetism duly reinforced by dressing all in black. —Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024