Nearby Entries
devoir - 11 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | chore |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | task |
| Synonyms: | assignment, burden, duty, effort, errand, grind, housework, job, routine, stint, trial, tribulation, workout, KP, devoir, scutwork |
| Main Entry: | commitment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assurance; obligation |
| Synonyms: | charge, duty, engagement, guarantee, liability, must, need, pledge, promise, responsibility, undertaking, vow, word, committal, devoir, ought |
| Antonyms: | denial, refusal, broken promise |
| Main Entry: | must |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | necessity, essential |
| Synonyms: | charge, commitment, condition, duty, fundamental, imperative, necessary, need, obligation, prerequisite, requirement, requisite, right, committal, devoir, ought, precondition, sine qua non |
| Main Entry: | obligation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | responsibility |
| Synonyms: | IOU*, accountability, agreement, bond, burden, business, call, cause, charge, chit*, commitment, compulsion, conscience, constraint, contract, debit, debt, dues, duty, engagement, liability, must, necessity, need, occasion, onus, part, place, promise, requirement, restraint, right, trust, understanding, accountableness, committal, devoir, due bill, ought |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | command |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | directive, instruction |
| Synonyms: | act, ban, behest, bidding, call, canon, caveat, charge, citation, commandment, decree, demand, dictate, dictation, dictum, direction, duty, edict, enactment, fiat, imperative, imposition, injunction, law, mandate, notification, obligation, order, ordinance, precept, prescript, proclamation, prohibition, regulation, request, requirement, requisition, responsibility, rule, subpoena, summons, ultimatum, warrant, will, word, writ, adjuration, devoir, exaction, interdiction, proscription |
| Notes: | an order is being told to do something with no specific guidelines, a command is being told to do something in a specific way, and a directive is being told to do something and getting this information through channels |
| Antonyms: | contradiction, countermand, opposition, recall, reversal, revocation |
| Main Entry: | duty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | responsibility, assignment |
| Synonyms: | burden, business, calling, charge, chore, commission, commitment, contract, dues, engagement, function, hook*, job, load, millstone*, mission, must, need, obligation, occupation, office, onus, part, province, role, service, station, string*, task, trouble, trust, undertaking, weight, work, committal, devoir, minding the store, ought, pains, taking care of business |
| Antonyms: | disregard, irresponsibility |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | need |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | want, requirement |
| Synonyms: | charge, commitment, compulsion, demand, duty, essential, exigency, extremity, longing, must, obligation, occasion, requisite, right, urgency, use, weakness, wish, committal, desideratum, devoir, ought, the urge |
| Antonyms: | have |
| Main Entry: | job |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | task |
| Synonyms: | act, action, affair, assignment, burden, business, care, charge, chore, commission, concern, contribution, deed, duty, effort, enterprise, errand, function, matter, mission, obligation, office, operation, project, province, pursuit, responsibility, role, stint, task, thing*, tour of duty, undertaking, venture, work, devoir, taskwork |
| Antonyms: | fun |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | duty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | moral obligation |
| Synonyms: | accountability, allegiance, burden, charge, conscience, deference, faithfulness, good faith, honesty, integrity, liability, loyalty, obedience, pledge, respect, reverence, accountableness, amenability, answerability, call of duty, devoir |
| Antonyms: | faithlessness, treachery, inconstancy |
| Main Entry: | regards |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | best wishes |
| Synonyms: | deference, greeting, love, respects, salutation, commendations, compliments, devoirs, good wishes, love and kisses, remembrances, salutations |
| Main Entry: | respects |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | good wishes |
| Synonyms: | deference, regards, salaam*, best wishes, compliments, courtesies, devoirs, greetings, kind wishes, salutations |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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