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Definition of Deference

• (n.) A yielding of judgment or preference from respect to the wishes or opinion of another; submission in opinion; regard; respect; complaisance.

Synonyms of Deference

• Respect
• Respect
• Respectfulness
• Complaisance
• Compliance
• Compliancy
• Obligingness

Antonyms of Deference

Homophones of Deference