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Antonyms for duty
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : doo-tee, dyoo- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdu ti, ˈdyu- |
Definition of duty
Origin :- late 13c., from Anglo-French duete, from Old French deu "due, owed; proper, just," from Vulgar Latin *debutus, from Latin debitus, past participle of debere "to owe" (see debt). Related: Duties. The sense of "tax or fee on imports, exports, etc." is from late 15c.; duty-free as a noun is attested from 1958.
- noun responsibility, assignment
- noun tax on foreign goods
- noun moral obligation
- Being under his care, it was his duty to keep it in good condition.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Robert shrank from informing him, but he knew it to be his duty, and he was too brave to put it off.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- He hates to go, but he says it's his duty; the call is so loud.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
- She had her duty to perform, and she expected to be taken care of till it was done.
- Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
- What the colony looked for was, that every man who went into the Council would do his duty.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- All have done their duty well, and to them also I desire to render my thanks.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- He said, coolly, that he would relieve me of the duty, but I declined his obliging offer.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Until that ecstasy of release should come, he would do his duty,—yes, his duty.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- The Republic summons them to their duty, and I invite co-operation.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Were I to be queen of the universe, that dignity should not absolve me from my duty to you and to my father.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
Synonyms for duty
- accountability
- accountableness
- allegiance
- amenability
- answerability
- assessment
- burden
- business
- call of duty
- calling
- charge
- chore
- commission
- commitment
- committal
- conscience
- contract
- custom
- customs
- deference
- devoir
- due
- dues
- engagement
- excise
- faithfulness
- function
- good faith
- honesty
- hook
- impost
- integrity
- job
- levy
- liability
- load
- loyalty
- millstone
- minding the store
- mission
- must
- need
- obedience
- obligation
- occupation
- office
- onus
- ought
- pains
- part
- pledge
- province
- rate
- respect
- revenue
- reverence
- role
- service
- station
- string
- taking care of business
- tariff
- task
- toll
- trouble
- trust
- undertaking
- weight
- work
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