Duteous
Duteous adjective - Willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect.
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Synonyms for Duteous
Obsequious and duteous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obsequious" instead an adjective "Duteous".
Obsequious
Obsequious adjective - Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery.
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Synonyms for Obsequious
Duteous and obsequious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Duteous" instead an adjective "Obsequious".
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Related pairs
- humble and duteous
- humble and obsequious
- respectful and duteous
- respectful and obsequious
- deferential and duteous
- deferential and obsequious
- meek and duteous
- meek and obsequious
- docile and duteous
- docile and obsequious
- amenable and duteous
- amenable and obsequious
- compliant and duteous
- compliant and obsequious
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