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Due

/dʒʉː/

Deserved acknowledgment.

📖 Definitions of "Due"

noun

1
Deserved acknowledgment.
"Give him his due — he is a good actor."
2
(in plural dues) A membership fee.
3
That which is owed; debt; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done, duty.
4
Right; just title or claim.

adjective

1
Owed or owing.
"He can wait for the amount due him."
2
Appropriate.
"With all due respect, you're wrong about that."
3
Scheduled; expected.
"Rain is due this afternoon."
4
Having reached the expected, scheduled, or natural time.
"The baby is just about due."

adverb

1
(used with compass directions) Directly; exactly.
"The river runs due north for about a mile."

15 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
appropriateverb	Suitable or fit; proper; felicitous.
codnoun	A type of sea fish or the meat from said fish.
merited	deserved
delinquentnoun	Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.
collectverb	(transitive) To gather together; amass.
anticipated	expected to arrive; scheduled
overdue	Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need.
deserved	fair; merited.
owed	That owes.
collectiblenoun	Worthy or suitable for collecting on historical/financial grounds, or for meeting a personal aesthetic.
receivablenoun	A debt owed, usually to a business, from the perspective of that business.
payablenoun	Due to be paid.
callablenoun	(programming) That can be called.
repayablenoun	Able to be repaid.
collectablenoun	Suitable for collecting.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
undue	Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
not due	not yet payable

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
owed	That owes.
owing	Still to be paid; owed as a debt.
payable	Due to be paid.
receivable	Capable of being received, especially of a debt, from the perspective of the creditor.
repayable	Able to be repaid.
merited	deserved
collectable	Suitable for collecting.
appropriate	Suitable or fit; proper; felicitous.
collectible	Worthy or suitable for collecting on historical/financial grounds, or for meeting a personal aesthetic.
collect	To be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.
anticipated	expected to arrive; scheduled
expected	Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur.
delinquent	Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.
overdue	Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need.
callable	(programming) That can be called.
cod	(usually attributive, in compounds) Having the character of imitation; jocular.
deserved	fair; merited.
looked-for	—
indebted	Obligated, especially financially.
dutynoun	(countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.