Devoir and Release

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Devoir noun - Something one must do because of prior agreement.

Usage example: patient confidentiality has long been an integral part of a physician's professional devoir

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Release is an antonym for devoir.

Release noun - A freeing from an obligation or responsibility.

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Devoir is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

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Release and Devoir. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/devoir/release

Devoir & Release. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/devoir/release>.

Release or Devoir. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/devoir/release.

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