deference | Definition of deference

Synonyms and Antonyms of deference

a readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others

the sycophantic deference with which the hotel treats celebrity guests

Synonyms of deference

acquiescence, biddability, compliance, compliancy, docility, obedience, submissiveness

Words Related to deference

amenability, amiability, complaisance, good-naturedness

obsequiousness, servility, slavishness, subservience, subserviency

cooperativeness, receptiveness, receptivity

humoring, indulgence

acceptance, assent, consent

capitulation, submission, surrender

affability, amicability, congeniality, cordiality, friendliness, geniality, sociability

Near Antonyms of deference

animosity, antipathy, enmity, hostility, ill will

Antonyms of deference

defiance, disobedience, intractability, recalcitrance