Due
Due adjective - Being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong.
Usage example: all the participants in the trial are required to treat the judge with due respect
Fair is a synonym for due in appropriate topic. In some cases you can use "Fair" instead the word "Due" as an adjective or an adverb.
Fair
Fair adjective - Being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong.
Usage example: most thought his dismissal was fair since he had been given many chances to clean up his act
Due is a synonym for fair. Sometimes you can use "Due" instead the word "Fair" as an adjective or an adverb.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Instead of dying due to the drone, he instead lost his left arm and a fair chunk of his memory.
Source: Comic Book / Bucky Barnes - Ironically, Walken's dancing gained a fair amount of fame in the 90's due to SNL sketches and a Fatboy Slim video.
- Season 2 also has BlackWarGreymon and Oikawa...though, to be fair, the latter was only evil due to being Hijacked by Ganon.
Source: Heel Face Turn / Anime and Manga
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