dutiful
Careful to do everything you are supposed to do.
dutiful in a sentence
- The dutiful pupil fed the class hamster every morning without ever being reminded.
- Every evening the dutiful sheepdog rounded up the whole flock without once being asked.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to dutiful?
- Aobedient
- Blazy
- Cnaughty
- Dcareless
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A: obedient. The other three mean the opposite of dutiful.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to dutiful?
- Aobedient
- Breliable
- Cloyal
- Dcareless
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D: careless. The other three mean nearly the same as dutiful.
Words that mean something similar
obedient, loyal, reliable
Words that mean the opposite
careless, naughty, lazy
More words about behaviour & manners
- eavesdrop: To listen secretly to other people's private conversation.
- entice: To tempt someone by offering them something nice.
- exempt: Allowed to skip something that everyone else must do.
- extravagant: Spending or costing far more than is needed.
- feign: To pretend to feel or be something.
- feud: A long, bitter quarrel between two people or groups.
- forbid: To order someone not to do something.
- forsake: To leave behind someone or something you should stay with.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test