Due
Due adjective - Having reached the date at which payment is required.
Eligible
Eligible adjective - Qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen.
Due and eligible are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Due" instead an adjective "Eligible".
Nearby Words: eligibility, eligibly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Many nations of the Arab World are indeed eligible to participate in Eurovision, but are unable to or will not participate due to Arab-Israeli Conflict.
Source: Series / Eurovision Song Contest -
Word of God says that Maya was Tatsuya's first love; he is fiercely determined to protect her, but due to the nature of their relationship does not see her as an eligible romantic option.
Source: Triang Relations - What makes it eligible for this trope is they often remember who they were, and quite possibly are unable to destroy themselves for various reasons - such as due to tinkering done to their brains.
Source: Literature / Mortal Engines
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Eligible and Due. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/due/eligible
Due & Eligible. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/due/eligible>.
Eligible or Due. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/due/eligible.
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