dutifully

With proper compliance

Dutifully means in a manner that fulfills obligations or expectations, often with a sense of conscientiousness rather than enthusiasm.

Someone who dutifully attends every meeting or calls their parents every Sunday does so because they feel they should, not necessarily because they want to.

The word can carry a faint note of resigned compliance.

loyal

faithful

Consistently loyal and true

allegiant · true · unswerving · constant · staunch · dependable · reliable · committed · unwavering · trusty

obligated

responsibility

State of being answerable

required · mandated · expected · bound · incumbent · compelled · honor-bound · answerable · accountable · charged

obedient

compliant

Yielding to others' wishes

biddable · tractable · docile · acquiescent · conforming · rule-following · obliging · unquestioning · respectful · disciplined

conscientious

diligent

Persistently attentive to tasks

assiduous · careful · attentive · earnest · industrious · persevering · punctilious · fastidious · methodical · painstaking

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Opposites
compliance and obedience

dutifullyrebelliously

In a disobedient manner

defiantly · disobediently · mutinously · contumaciously · waywardly

conscientiousness and care

dutifullycarelessly

Without due attention

negligently · irresponsibly · sloppily · haphazardly · thoughtlessly

willingness and attitude

dutifullyreluctantly

With obvious unwillingness

grudgingly · unwillingly · resentfully · begrudgingly · sullenly

Family

dutiful, dutifulness, undutiful

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