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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1. Lisa Murkowski:

   I find it somewhat troubling that even before the President named Judge Kavanaugh that there were those who were roundly condemning the nominee without knowing who the nominee is, i think that there is a process -- that process needs to be fair, it needs to be open. We all, every member of the United States Senate has an equal obligation to thoroughly vet this nominee. And we will come down on one side or the other but in due deference to the nominee and in due deference to the president's prerogative to name a nominee. We have an obligation to thoroughly work through this advice and consent process.

2. Kevin Logan:

   If Yellen is in the one-hike camp, she is the decider, and the other governors will likely vote in deference to the chair.

3. Braddock Mayor John Fetterman:

   I don't own a suit or a tie and that's not a statement of rebellion or anything like that, it's out of deference to my community, it's out of deference to what's across the street, in terms of the mill.

4. 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.

5. John McCain:

   The President task is to reverse The President disturbing tendency to show America's adversaries the deference and esteem that should be reserved for our closest allies. The President must show that The President can be strong and tough with Vladimir Putin -- not for The President task own sake, but to demonstrate The President willingness to defend America, its allies, our shared interests, and our common values against those who threaten them, putin is not America's friend, nor merely a competitor. Putin is America's enemy -- not because we wish it so, but because he has chosen to be.