Deference and Sauce

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Deference noun - A readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others.

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Sauce is an antonym for deference.

Sauce noun - Disrespectful or argumentative talk given in response to a command or request.

Usage example: if you put up with any sauce from them, they'll only get worse

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Deference is an antonym for sauce.

Nearby Words: saucy, sauced, saucer, saucing

special	special deference	special sauce
great	great deference	great sauce

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