Synonyms for deference
ˈdɛf ər ənsdef·er·ence

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1. deferencenoun

   Synonyms:
   respect, honor

2. deferencenoun

   Great respect.

   The children treated their elders with deference.

   Synonyms:
   respect, honor

3. deferencenoun

   The willingness to carry out the wishes of others.

   By tidying his room, he showed deference to his mother.

   Synonyms:
   honor, respect

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1. deference

   Synonyms:
   bashfulness, diffidence, humility, modesty, self-distrust, self-forgetfulness, shyness, unobtrusiveness, unostentatiousness

   Antonyms:
   conceit, egoism, egotism, self-assertion, self-conceit, self-confidence, self-consciousness, self-esteem, vanity

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1. deference

   Synonyms:
   respect, consideration, condescension, contention, regard, honor, veneration, submission, reverence, obedience, homage, allegiance

   Antonyms:
   disrespect, contumely, contumacy, disregard, slight, impudence, disobedience, non-allegiance, defiance, attention

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1. deference, respectnoun

   a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard

   "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean"

   Synonyms:
   respect, esteem, respectfulness, regard, complaisance, obedience, obligingness, compliance, compliancy

2. deference, respect, respectfulnessnoun

   courteous regard for people's feelings

   "in deference to your wishes"; "out of respect for his privacy"

   Synonyms:
   respect, esteem, respectfulness, regard, complaisance, obedience, obligingness, compliance, compliancy

3. complaisance, compliance, compliancy, obligingness, deferencenoun

   a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others

   Synonyms:
   abidance, submission, complaisance, conformity, respectfulness, respect, conformation, obligingness, compliance, compliancy

Matched Categories

1. • Agreeableness
   • Courtesy
   • Politeness

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1. deferencenoun

   Synonyms:
   respect, regard, esteem, honor, reverence, veneration, homage, obeisance

2. deferencenoun

   Synonyms:
   complaisance, condescension

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How to use deference in a sentence?

1. Olivia Nuzzi:

   I’ve always been interested in our knee jerk deference to the intelligence community and how we never learn any lessons related to that.

2. Senator Graham:

   When a president campaigns on picking Supreme Court nominees of a certain mold and wins the election, we should give deference to them.

3. Francis Maitland Balfour:

   The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.

4. Board Chairman Jonathan Welch:

   Due to the ongoing investigation and the necessary deference to it, the public has been left to the impression that we on the board seem not to be aware or not truly concerned of the serious nature of the events.

5. Francois De La Rochefoucauld:

   Nothing is less sincere than our mode of asking and giving advice. He who asks seems to have a deference for the opinion of his friend, while he only aims to get approval of his own and make his friend responsible for his action. And he who gives advice repays the confidence supposed to be placed in him by a seemingly disinterested zeal, while he seldom means anything by his advice but his own interest or reputation.