| deference definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | respect | 161 sets |
| 2 | courteous respect | 58 sets |
| 3 | respect; consideration | 51 sets |
| 4 | courteous regard for another's wish | 46 sets |
| 5 | great respect | 35 sets |
| 6 | courteous regard for another's wish; courteous yielding to another's wish or opinion (showing respect); adj. deferential; op. effrontery | 34 sets |
| 7 | respect; courtesy | 33 sets |
| 8 | a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others | 33 sets |
| 9 | respect, courtesy | 31 sets |
| 10 | submission to another's will; respect; courtesy | 27 sets |
| 11 | courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person; great respect marked by submission, as to a superior | 26 sets |
| 12 | a show of respect | 20 sets |
| 13 | the act of yielding to someone else out of respect | 18 sets |
| 14 | courteous regard or respect | 18 sets |
| 15 | courteous, respectful | 18 sets |
| 16 | courteous regard for people's feelings | 16 sets |
| 17 | act or practice of yielding to another's authority | 15 sets |
| 18 | respectful or courteous regard | 15 sets |
| 19 | n. yielding an opinion, desire, or position to another out of respect | 14 sets |
| 20 | courteous going along with the opinions or wishes of another | 14 sets |
| 21 | humble submission and respect | 13 sets |
| 22 | (n.) courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person; great respect marked by submission, as to a superior | 13 sets |
| 23 | n. courteous regard for another's wish | 12 sets |
| 24 | a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard | 12 sets |
| 25 | respect, consideration | 11 sets |
| 26 | n. respectful submission or yielding, as to another's opinion, wishes, or judgment. | 10 sets |
| 27 | respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another. | 10 sets |
| 28 | respectful submission | 10 sets |
| 29 | respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another | 10 sets |
| 30 | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder | 8 sets |
| 31 | contempt | 8 sets |
| 32 | respect, consideration, courtesy | 8 sets |
| 33 | courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person | 8 sets |
| 34 | yielding an opinion, want, or position to another out of respect | 8 sets |
| 35 | respect; regard for another's wish | 7 sets |
| 36 | courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person, respect to superior | 7 sets |
| 37 | (n) courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person; great respect marked by submission, as to a superior | 7 sets |
| 38 | respectful submission or yielding, as to another's opinion, wishes, or judgment. | 7 sets |
| 39 | to show respect | 6 sets |
| 40 | respect for the wishes of others | 6 sets |