Duty and Decency

Duty

Duty noun - A charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use.

Decency and duty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Decency" instead a noun "Duty".

Decency

Decency noun - Socially acceptable behavior.

Duty and decency are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Duty" instead a noun "Decency".

Nearby Words: decent, decently

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

pure pure duty pure decency
actual actual duty actual decency
real real duty real decency
social social duty social decency
Other adjectives: moral, self-imposed.
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