Another word for duty
duty
n.
A personal sense of what one should do
obligation, conscience, liability, charge, responsibility, accountability, faithfulness, pledge, commitment, burden, good faith, devoir, honesty, integrity, sense of duty, call of duty, bounden duty, the hell within, inward monitor, still small voice; see also responsibility 1, 2.
Antonyms disloyalty*, pleasure, irresponsibility.
Whatever one has to do
work, office, task, occupation, function, business, province, part, calling, charge, service, mission, obligation, contract, commitment, station, trust, trouble, burden, undertaking, commission, engagement, assignment, routine, chore, pains, responsibility; see also job 2.
Antonyms entertainment*, amusement, sport. See syn. study at function.function.
A levy, especially on goods
at liberty, off work, not engaged, free, off, at leisure, inactive; see also free 2, unemployed.
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Another word for duty
An act or course of action that is demanded of one, as by position, custom, law, or religion:
burden1, charge, commitment, imperative, must, need, obligation, responsibility. See obligationA piece of work that has been assigned:
assignment, chore, job, office, stint, task. See workThe condition of being put to use:
application, employment, service, use, utilization. See usedA compulsory contribution, usually of money, that is required for the support of a government:
assessment, impost, levy, tariff, tax. See money, pay, politics
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