Thesaurus
deference
noun
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>
Related Words amenability, amiability, complaisance, good-naturedness; obsequiousness, servility, slavishness, subservience, subserviency; conformity; cooperativeness, receptiveness, receptivity; humoring, indulgence; acceptance, assent, consent; capitulation, submission, surrender; affability, amicability, congeniality, cordiality, friendliness, geniality, sociability
Seen & Heard
What made you want to look up deference? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).