n. 25B6; adjective
their fees were due : OWING, owed, payable; outstanding, overdue, unpaid, unsettled, undischarged; N. Amer. delinquent.
the chancellor's statement is due today : EXPECTED, anticipated, scheduled for, awaited; required.
the respect due to a great artist : DESERVED BY, merited by, warranted by; appropriate to, fit for, fitting for, right for, proper to.
he drove without due care : PROPER, correct, rightful, suitable, appropriate, apt; adequate, sufficient, enough, satisfactory, requisite.
25B6; noun
he attracts more criticism than is his due : RIGHTFUL TREATMENT, fair treatment, just punishment; right, entitlement; just deserts; informal comeuppance.
members have paid their dues : FEE, subscription, charge; payment, contribution.
25B6; adverb he hiked due north : DIRECTLY, straight, exactly, precisely, dead.
25A0; due to
her death was due to an infection : ATTRIBUTABLE TO, caused by, ascribed to, because of, put down to.
the train was cancelled due to staff shortages : BECAUSE OF, owing to, on account of, as a consequence of, as a result of, thanks to, in view of; formal by reason of.