Antonyms of adj duteous

1 sense of duteous

Sense 1
dutiful, duteous -- (willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect; "a dutiful child"; "a dutiful citizen"; "Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife";)

INDIRECT (VIA obedient) -> disobedient -- (not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children")

Similarity of adj duteous

1 sense of duteous

Sense 1
dutiful, duteous -- (willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect; "a dutiful child"; "a dutiful citizen"; "Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife";)
       => obedient (vs. disobedient) -- (dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke)

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