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

Here’s Almut again, now quite pregnant, sitting on a toilet, having her contractions meticulously timed by her dutiful partner, Tobias (Garfield). —Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024

The show pushed the boundaries on how women were portrayed, as more than just dutiful objects, and instead as independent-thinkers, passionate, pessimistic individuals. —Lee Escobedo, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2024

The weighty subject of Whitehead’s novel seems to demand a straight story—the kind that announces its respect for the material through impressively unvarnished performances, dutiful attention to period trappings, a tasteful approach to the story’s violence. —K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024

As Hanks’s savvy, dutiful assistant, Adams is the paste that keeps a film full of larger-than-life performances earthbound. —Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024