as in respectful
marked by or showing proper regard for another's higher status
the family showed a dutiful deference to their minister when he came to dinner
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Recent Examples of dutiful
But by the finale of Season 2, dutiful dot-connecting takes over.
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 21 May 2025
The month began with greater emphasis on your health and day-to-day routines, as the first quarter moon in Leo shook up your dutiful sixth house.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 9 May 2025
Without dutiful attention, these utilitarian items can quickly take your room from fab to drab, especially if not taken care of regularly.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2025
Barasch is clearly having a blast as the adorably dutiful Frederic, though he sometimes gets lost in the murky waters between operetta and musical theater.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 21 May 2025
The month began with greater emphasis on your health and day-to-day routines, as the first quarter moon in Leo shook up your dutiful sixth house.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 9 May 2025
Without dutiful attention, these utilitarian items can quickly take your room from fab to drab, especially if not taken care of regularly.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2025
Barasch is clearly having a blast as the adorably dutiful Frederic, though he sometimes gets lost in the murky waters between operetta and musical theater.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dutiful
Adjective
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The call started as expected – respectful and professional on both sides.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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His cultural instinct to retreat into respectful silence was misread by headquarters as weakness, nearly derailing his career trajectory.—
Katrina Burrus,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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The Ptolemaic model depicted planets moving around Earth in a big circle, known as a deferent, then going around a smaller circle while retrograding, called an epicycle.—
Carlie Procell,
USA TODAY,
25 Nov. 2024
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The Ptolemaic model depicted planets moving around Earth in a big circle, known as a deferent, then going around a smaller circle while retrograding, called an epicycle.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2023
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“Dutiful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dutiful. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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