Devoir and Stay

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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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Stay is an antonym for devoir.

Stay noun - A temporary residing as another's guest.

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Devoir is an antonym for stay.

Nearby Words: stayed, staying

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

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

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

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