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due

/djuː/noun, adjective, adverb1 syllable

Due means: owed and payable immediately or on demand.

Synonyms for due22

adjective, as in owed and payable immediately or on demand

callable, collect, cod, collectible, collectable, payable, delinquent, overdue, receivable, on time, out-of-pocket, repayable

adjective, as in capable of being assigned or credited to

ascribable, imputable, referable, attributable

adjective, as in scheduled to arrive

also used for due

needed, owing, to be made, required, forecast

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Opposites of due

What does due mean?7

adjective

1

owed and payable immediately or on demand“payment is due”

2

capable of being assigned or credited to“punctuation errors ascribable to careless proofreading”

3

scheduled to arrive“the train is due in 15 minutes”

4

suitable to or expected in the circumstances“all due respect”

noun

1

that which is deserved or owed“give the devil his due”

2

a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership)“the society dropped him for non-payment of dues”

adverb

1

directly or exactly; straight“went due North”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with due?60

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All 60 rhymes for due, grouped by syllable

Due in a sentence

  • As you know, we were late due to the heavy rain.Zifre
  • The decay of the shrine is due, in part, to acid rain.AlanF_US
  • Due to a number of unfortunate causes, one-parent families are on the increase.unknown
  • Due to the intense sunlight, his back was sunburnt.shekitten
  • Due to the recent hurricane, a lot of people lost their homes.voxbubnya
  • Our success, after all, is due to his earnest efforts.sundown
  • Our success was, in the main, due to his efforts.sundown
  • Due to his high grades, he will inevitably be accepted to the university.unknown

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Forms of due

as a noun

plural
dues