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deference
noun as in obedience, compliance
Strongest match
noun as in attention, homage
Example Sentences
“That decision is binding, and it does require a substantial degree of deference on the factual issues,” Somin said.
In that interview you seemed to go out of your way to express your thoughts on gender with deference to people whose experience is different than yours.
A merged entity with more market power can suppress dissenting voices more effectively, or demand greater deference in exchange for carriage.
He gave a great deference to some who said they could not serve due to personal reasons.
The musical numbers are more elaborate than karaoke acts, but the volume is contained in deference to the Getty Villa’s neighbors, draining the staging of some of its theatrical power.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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