What are some alternative words for duty?
Synonyms for duty
ˈdu ti, ˈdyu-
This thesaurus page is about all possible synonyms, equivalent, same meaning and similar words for the term duty.
Princeton's WordNet
duty, responsibility, obligation(noun)
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
"we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr
Synonyms:
obligation, debt instrument, responsibleness, responsibility, province, indebtedness, tariff, certificate of indebtednessduty(noun)
work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
"the duties of the job"
Synonyms:
responsibility, obligation, tariffduty, tariff(noun)
a government tax on imports or exports
"they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries"
Synonyms:
responsibility, obligation, tariff
Wiktionary
duty(noun)
Antonyms:
duty-freeduty(noun)
That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
Synonyms:
obligationduty(noun)
I’m on duty from 6 pm to 6 am.
duty(noun)
duty(noun)
duty(noun)
English Synonyms and Antonyms
duty
Etymologically, duty is that which is owed or due; obligation, that to or by which one is bound; right, that which is correct, straight, or in the direct line of truth and goodness; responsibility, that for which one must answer. Duty and responsibility are thought of as to some person or persons; right is impersonal. One's duty may be to others or to himself; his obligations and responsibilities are to others. Duty arises from the nature of things; obligation and responsibility may be created by circumstances, as by one's own promise, or by the acceptance of a trust, etc. We speak of a parent's duty, a debtor's obligation; or of a child's duty of obedience, and a parent's responsibility for the child's welfare. Right is that which accords with the moral system of the universe. Righteousness is right incarnated in action. In a more limited sense, right may be used of what one may rightly claim, and so be the converse of duty. It is the creditor's right to demand payment, and the debtor's duty to pay. Compare BUSINESS.
Synonyms:
accountability, business, function, obligation, office, responsibility, right, righteousness
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
duty
Synonyms:
obligation, part, business, responsibility, allegiance, function, once, province, calling, trust, commission, serviceAntonyms:
freedom, exemption, immunity, license, dispensation, desertion, dereliction
Editors Contribution
assignment
1. a piece of work that needs to be done regularly 2. something assigned to be read or studied
1. his first newspaper assignment was writing obituaries 2. have you found essay writer to write an assignment for tomorrow?
Submitted by rinat on August 26, 2019social responsibility
job take surely
Submitted by rinat on September 10, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
duty(n)
Synonyms:
responsibility, incumbency, accountability, service, business, work, function, office, tax, impost, toll, excise, customAssociated words:
ethics, deontology, casuistry, ethology, morals, ethicist, ethically, supererogate, supererogation
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "duty":
obligation, deber, responsibility, task, devoir, rights, service, tax, customs, obligations, duties, right, requirement, responsibilities, law, douane, homework, functions, obliged, job, debt, liability
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
---|---|---|
#71 | business | |
#97 | service | |
#161 | rights | |
#207 | part | |
#234 | right | |
#241 | office | |
#332 | law | |
#429 | job | |
#531 | tax | |
#705 | once | |
#853 | function | |
#1028 | commission | |
#1487 | responsibility | |
#1495 | trust | |
#1591 | functions | |
#1612 | debt | |
#2035 | task | |
#2487 | duty | |
#2650 | calling | |
#2905 | liability | |
#3277 | requirement | |
#3617 | province | |
#4079 | duties | |
#4212 | responsibilities | |
#4772 | obligation | |
#5473 | obligations | |
#5609 | customs | |
#6634 | homework | |
#6690 | accountability | |
#9069 | tariff | |
#15303 | obliged | |
#17802 | righteousness | |
#18421 | allegiance | |
#24830 | indebtedness | |
#117133 | devoir | |
#260938 | deber |
How to use duty in a sentence?
These police officers are among the most highly trained police officers in the nation, as are all Port Authority police officers, i am so thankful there was no loss of life and I could not be prouder of our Port Authority police officers, their actions and dedication to their sworn duty.
There is no truth more thoroughly established, than that there exists in the economy and course of nature, an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness, between duty and advantage, between the genuine maxims of an honest and magnanimous policy, and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity.
We also have a duty to ensure that the country can move forward and that will mean that we have to compromise, nobody is going to get their perfect Brexit out of this. We have to have a Brexit that represents a compromise that reflects the fact that actually the nation was divided pretty much down the middle in the referendum in 2016.
Tunisian Defence Minister Farhat Harchani:
We will participate in the formation of the nucleus of the Libyan army and security forces in Tunisia. This is our duty and we will help Libya to get it done.
I am determined to prioritize the resources we need to combat the terrorist threat because protecting the British people is my number one duty, this is a generational struggle that demands we provide more manpower to combat those who would destroy us and our values.
Translations for duty
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- واجبArabic
- бурысBashkir
- абавя́зак, доўгBelarusian
- мито, дълг, дежурствоBulgarian
- taxa, deure, servei, obligacióCatalan, Valencian
- clo, povinnost, službaCzech
- told, pligt, tjenesteDanish
- Einfuhrsteuer, Arbeitszeit, Pflicht, Schicht, ZollGerman
- καθήκον, δασμόςGreek
- devoEsperanto
- obligación, arancel, deberSpanish
- tollimaks, kohustusEstonian
- وظیفه, تکلیفPersian
- velvollisuus, tullimaksu, työvuoroFinnish
- travail, obligation, devoir, taxe, serviceFrench
- càin, còir, cìsScottish Gaelic
- חובהHebrew
- शुल्कHindi
- kötelesség, szolgálatHungarian
- մաքս, պարտք, հերթափոխArmenian
- kvöð, skyldaIcelandic
- tassa, dazio, dovereItalian
- 義務, 関税Japanese
- მოვალეობაGeorgian
- 의무, 義務Korean
- illātiō, portōrium, officium, iūs, mūnus, dēbitum, vectīgal, indictiōLatin
- pareigaLithuanian
- pienākumsLatvian
- tiutiMāori
- смена, должност, царинаMacedonian
- ജോലിസമയം, തീരുവ, കടമMalayalam
- van dienst, taks, plichtDutch
- avgift, pliktNorwegian
- cło, obowiązek, służbaPolish
- taxa, plantão, dever, imposto, obrigaçãoPortuguese
- datorie, taxă, impozit, sarcinăRomanian
- пошлина, дежурство, долг, смена, обязанностьRussian
- कर्तव्य, धर्मSanskrit
- dužnost, дужност, slùžba, zaduženje, задужењеSerbo-Croatian
- dolžnostSlovene
- detyra, detyrëAlbanian
- tullavgift, tjänst, plikt, tullSwedish
- zamuSwahili
- งาน, กิจThai
- görevTurkish
- обов'язок, боргUkrainian
- nhiệm vụVietnamese
Get even more translations for duty »
Translation
Find a translation for the duty synonym in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:
"duty." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2021. Web. 28 Feb. 2021. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/duty>.