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Synonyms for devoir
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : duh-vwahr, dev-wahr; French duh-vwar |
| Phonetic Transcription : dəˈvwɑr, ˈdɛv wɑr; French dəˈvwar |
Top 10 synonyms for devoir Other synonyms for the word devoir
- accountableness
- act
- adjuration
- affair
- allegiance
- amenability
- answerability
- ban
- behest
- best wishes
- bidding
- burden
- call
- call of duty
- calling
- canon
- cause
- caveat
- charge
- chit
- chore
- citation
- commandment
- commendations
- commission
- commitment
- committal
- compliments
- compulsion
- concern
- condition
- conscience
- contribution
- courtesies
- debit
- decree
- deed
- deference
- demand
- desideratum
- devoir
- devoirs
- dictate
- dictation
- dictum
- direction
- due bill
- dues
- duty
- edict
- effort
- enactment
- engagement
- enterprise
- errand
- essential
- exaction
- exigency
- extremity
- faithfulness
- fiat
- function
- fundamental
- good faith
- good wishes
- greeting
- greetings
- grind
- guarantee
- honesty
- hook
- housework
- imperative
- imposition
- injunction
- integrity
- interdiction
- IOU
- job
- kind wishes
- KP
- law
- liability
- load
- longing
- love
- love and kisses
- loyalty
- mandate
- matter
- millstone
- minding the store
- mission
- must
- necessary
- necessity
- need
- notification
- obedience
- obligation
- occasion
- occupation
- office
- onus
- operation
- order
- ordinance
- ought
- pains
- part
- place
- pledge
- precept
- precondition
- prerequisite
- prescript
- proclamation
- prohibition
- project
- promise
- proscription
- province
- pursuit
- regards
- regulation
- remembrances
- request
- requirement
- requisite
- requisition
- respect
- respects
- responsibility
- restraint
- reverence
- right
- role
- routine
- rule
- salaam
- salutation
- salutations
- scutwork
- service
- sine qua non
- station
- stint
- string
- subpoena
- summons
- taking care of business
- task
- taskwork
- the urge
- thing
- tour of duty
- trial
- tribulation
- trouble
- trust
- ultimatum
- understanding
- undertaking
- urgency
- use
- venture
- vow
- warrant
- weakness
- weight
- will
- wish
- word
- work
- workout
- writ
Définition of devoir
- As in job : noun task
- As in must : noun necessity, essential
- As in need : noun want, requirement
- As in obligation : noun responsibility
- As in regards : noun best wishes
- As in respects : noun good wishes
- As in chore : noun task
- As in command : noun directive, instruction
- As in commitment : noun assurance; obligation
- As in duty : noun responsibility, assignment
- As in duty : noun moral obligation
- She will, once more, have nothing to do with the words dois and devoir.
- Extract from : « A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 » by George Saintsbury
- I will do my devoir to our young queen, and must then proceed on my journey to find the admiral.
- Extract from : « Villegagnon » by W.H.G. Kingston
- “As a loyal Scot you are bound to pay your devoir to her Majesty,” she said.
- Extract from : « Villegagnon » by W.H.G. Kingston
- But he answered that he was all ready thereto, and should do his devoir to the uttermost of his power.
- Extract from : « The Sundering Flood » by William Morris
- When these ceremonies were done, the marshals of the field bade them do their devoir.
- Extract from : « Children's Literature » by Charles Madison Curry
- Yea, after I 'm dead, and my devoir is done, Calote assented to him.
- Extract from : « Long Will » by Florence Converse
- I felt that now if ever I should do my devoir as a gentleman.
- Extract from : « The Mystery of the Sea » by Bram Stoker
- If we are honourable people, we will do our devoir in this matter.
- Extract from : « The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping » by Elizabeth Hale Gilman
- Ze corsair most do his devoir, ze same as ze sheep national.
- Extract from : « Miles Wallingford » by James Fenimore Cooper
- On his return he found the knight full ready to continue his devoir.
- Extract from : « French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France » by Marie de France
Antonyms for devoir
- advantage
- aid
- allowance
- answer
- asset
- benefit
- blessing
- breach
- break
- broken promise
- comfort
- contradiction
- countermand
- denial
- disagreement
- disbelief
- disdain
- dishonesty
- dishonor
- disloyalty
- disobedience
- disorganization
- disregard
- disrespect
- entertainment
- faithlessness
- fortune
- freedom
- fun
- happiness
- have
- help
- hobby
- idleness
- inaction
- inactivity
- inconstancy
- irresponsibility
- lawlessness
- luxury
- misunderstanding
- nonessential
- opposition
- pastime
- peace
- permission
- plenty
- recall
- refusal
- retreat
- reversal
- revocation
- riches
- subordination
- surrender
- treachery
- unemployment
- wealth
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