Duteous

7 lettersadjectiverare

Updated June 2026

Definition

Readily compliant and obedient, acting willingly out of a strong sense of duty and deference to others.

“The duteous attendant carried out every instruction without complaint or hesitation.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

du·te·ous

Related Words

Synonyms

dutiful

Antonyms

disobedientdefiantrebellious

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Wordle

Contains four vowels U, E, O, U, a very vowel-heavy word useful for revealing vowel positions early

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points, the four vowels make it easy to fit into a vowel-heavy rack

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Words you can make from Duteous

Shorter words formed from the letters in “duteous”.

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