due

Examples

• All

• Due to high call volume, we are currently unable to answer every call.

  He's Watching (2022)

• Many challenges in play therapy are due to misconceptions about the play therapy process.

  Academic text (2013)

• I have an assessment report due now.

  Armageddon (1998)

• Instead, the Court struck down the act due to the Equal Protection Clause.

  Academic text (2017)

• Due to weather conditions, all flights are subject to change.

  What Happens Later (2023)

• People often do not use a system due to a lack of skills and/or knowledge.

  Academic text (2011)

• A police and coast guard search operation involving a helicopter... has been halted due to fog.

  Under the Skin (2014)

• Due to a shortage of workers, you're being transferred to the mines.

  Alien: Romulus (2024)

• It does not reflect the land degradation due to overgrazing.

• The cancellation of the event was due to unforeseen circumstances.

Synonyms

B

because of

vsdue

∞ 1.0

For a reason that explains why something happened

describes events or results as caused, not just gives reasons

D

due to

vsdue

∞ 1.0

Because of something

is used to describe events or results being caused rather than linking clauses

A

attributable

vsdue

26 5.4

Caused by a particular person, event, or reason

is used mainly for events or results rather than things in general

B

by virtue of

vsdue

• Formal

25 4.5

Because of something

is the simple event-focused term rather than the formal phrase

A

ascribable

vsdue

1 6.9

Able to be caused by a person or thing

suggests actual cause for events rather than just possible assignment

I

imputable

vsdue

• Formal

8.6

Able to be blamed on a person or caused by something

focuses on events or results rather than who caused them

R

referable

vsdue

7.1

Able to be linked to a cause or origin

means direct causation of events rather than mere traceability to a source

Antonyms

U

unrelated

94 3.5

Not connected to the topic or cause

Idioms

A

all due respect

• Formal

91 5.8

Words people say before disagreeing to show respect

I

in due time

• Formal

13 3.4

Something happens at the right time

I

in due course

• Formal

12 3.5

At the right time after some waiting

G

to give the devil his due

1 8.1

To admit that someone has good points even if you dislike them

I

in due season

• Literature

1 4.4

It happens at the right time

Compounds

D

due to

∞ 1.0

Because of something

D

due process

• Formal

99 4.0

Fair legal steps that follow rules and protect people from unfair loss of freedom or property

D

due date

21 2.6

The date when you must pay something

D

due east

10 1.9

A direction toward the east at 90 degrees on a compass

D

due north

9 2.9

The direction on a compass that points exactly to the North Pole

D

due west

9 1.2

The direction straight to the west on a compass

D

due south

8 2.3

Directly toward the south on a compass

D

due process of law

• Formal

7 5.5

A rule that the government must follow fair legal steps before taking someone's life, freedom, or property

R

right to due process

• Formal

3 4.8

Fair treatment in court and under the law

D

due care

• Formal

1 5.0

A level of careful attention a sensible person shows in a situation, often required by law

Surface Forms

Etymology