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Dabbler, n. superficialist, sciolist, [smatterer], dilettante.
dabblingly, adv. superficially, cursorily.
dabster, n. (Colloq.) [expert], [adept], [master-hand].
dagger, n. stiletto, poniard, bowie [knife], dirk; [obelisk].
daily, a. diurnal, quotidian.
dainty, n. [delicacy], [tidbit], [treat], [rarebit], bonne bouche.
dainty, a. [fastidious], squeamish, [finical]; [delicate], [exquisite].
dale, n. glen, dell, dingle, [vale], [valley].
dalliance, n. fondling, endearments; [delay], procrastination, [postponement].
dally, v. dawdle, [trifle]; [fondle], [wanton]; [delay], [postpone], procrastinate.
dam, n. [barrier], weir, burrock.
dam, v. [restrain], [obstruct].
damage, v. [injure], [hurt], [harm], despoil, scathe, [deface], impair, [disfigure], damnify.
damage, n. [injury], detriment, impairment, [defacement], [harm], [hurt], mischief.
damages, n. pl. [indemnity], [satisfaction], [reparation].
damn, v. [condemn], [curse], [reprobate], denounce.
damnable, a. accursed, [atrocious], execrable, [heinous].
damnation, n. [condemnation], [reprobation], [perdition].
damning, a. [condemnatory], damnatory.
damp, a. [moist], [wet], humid, dank.
dampen, v. [moisten], [damp]; [check], [repress], [restrain], [discourage], depress.
damper, n. [check], [setback], [wet blanket], [discouragement], [rebuff].
dampness, n. [moisture], humidity.
dance, n. [ballet], cotillion, quadrille, waltz, [reel], fandango, polka, two-step, polonaise, mazurka, schottische, allemande cancan, minuet, courant, bolero, gavot. Associated words: terpsichorean, Terpsichore, choregraphy, dervish.
dancing-mania, n. epidemic chorea, choromania, cory-bantism
dander, n. (Slang) [anger], [resentment], ire, [wrath], [dudgeon].
dandified, a. [foppish], coxcombical. Antonyms: [slovenly], [careless], [seedy].
dandy, n. [fop], [exquisite], [dude], [coxcomb], popinjay, incroyable, jackadandy. Antonym: sloven.
danger, n. [jeopardy], [hazard], [peril], [insecurity], [risk], [exposure], imminence, [impediment]. Antonyms: [safety], immunity, [security], [shelter], [safeguard], [protection].
dangerous, a. [perilous], [hazardous], [risky], [unsafe], [critical], parlous, imminent. Antonyms: See safe.
Danish Parliament. Rigsdag (Landsthing and Folkething).
dapper, a. [spruce], [trim], [natty], [spry], [nimble].
dappled, a. [piebald], [spotted], [pied], [mottled].
dare, v. [venture], presume; [defy], [challenge], [stump].
dare, n. [defiance], provocation, [challenge].
dare-devil, a. [reckless], [rash], [inconsiderate], [venturesome].
dark, a. unilluminated, sunless, dusky, rayless, Cimmerian, pitchy, tenebrific, murk, [murky], dingy, [shadowy], [shady], mirky, [lowering], overcast, [gloomy], [sullen], Stygian, sombre; [obscure], [mysterious], [incomprehensible], recondite [abstruse], cabalistic, [cryptic], enigmatical, [occult]; brunette, swart, swarthy.
darken, v. [shade], [obscure], infuscate, [shadow], [becloud], obfuscate; [perplex], [confuse]; sully, [tarnish], discolor.
darkness, n. [obscurity], [shadow], dimness, [gloom], infuscation, murkiness, obfuscation, tenebrosity; unenlightenment. Associated words: Erebus, Ahriman, Cimmerii.
dart, v. hurl, [launch], jaculate; [spring], [dodge], [bolt], [shoot].
dash, n. [collision], allision, [crash]; [abashment], [frustration]; infusion, [smack], tincture, [sprinkling]; onset, [rush], [sally]; [energy], [animation], [vigor]; (Slang) [parade], [flourish], [show], ostentation.
dashboard, n. splashboard, dasher.
dashing, a. [spirited], [bold], [brilliant], [ostentatious], [gay]; roaring, rushing, [headlong].
dastard, n. [coward], [craven], [poltroon]. See coward.
daub, v. [smear], bedaub, besmear, [soil], sully.
daughter, n. Associated words: filial, filiation, filicide.
daunt, v. [cow], intimidate, [frighten], [alarm], appall, dishearten, [scare].
dauntless, a. intrepid, valorous, daring, [fearless].
dawn, n. daybreak, aurora, dayspring, [sunrise].
day, n. daytime, nycthemeron; [time], [age], [generation], epoch, era. Associated words: metemptosis, proemptosis, [daily], diurnal, quotidian, ephemeral, sine die, ferial, per diem.
day-blindness, n. nyctalopia.
day-dream, n. revery.
day scholar. extern.
day-sight, n. hemeralopia.
dazzle, v. daze, [blind]; [bewilder], [astonish], [overpower].
dazzling, a. [brilliant], [intense], [glaring].
deacon, n. Associated words: diaconal, diaconate.
dead, a. [lifeless], deceased, inanimate, defunct, extinct, departed; inert, obtuse, impassive, [callous], [torpid], [unfeeling], [subdued].
dead body. See corpse.
deadborn, a. stillborn.
deaden, v. [blunt], [benumb], hebetate, [moderate]; devitalize, [subdue].
dead-house, n. morgue; ossuarium, charnel-house, mortuary, [tomb].
deadly, a. [fatal], mortal, lethal, lethiferous, [noxious], internecine; [implacable], [unrelenting].
deaf-mute, n. Associated word: dactylology.
deal, v. [distribute], [apportion], [dispense], [allot]; [trade], traffic, negotiate.
dealer, n. [trader], dispenser, trafficker, retailer, shopkeeper, [merchant], monger, vender, [tradesman], [broker], mercer, commission [dealer], jobber.
dealing, n. [distribution], [apportionment]; traffic, intercourse, [barter], [business], [transaction], negotiation, [commerce], [trade].
dear, a. [costly], [expensive], high-priced; beloved, darling, [precious]. Antonyms: [cheap], inexpensive.
dearth, n. [scarcity], [lack], [deficiency], paucity, [want]. Antonyms: See [plenty].
death, n. [decease], demise, [dissolution], [dying], mortality, expiration, quietus, mort, obit, extinction; euthanasia (an easy death). Associated-words: eschatology, thanatology, thanatopsis, necrology, thanatophobia, necrophobia, necrolatry, requiem, [necromancy], posthumous, [post-mortem], ante-mortem, euthanasian, [dirge], crossbones, placebo, in extremis, decedent, [funeral], obit, obitual, necrologist, [fatality], [fatal], [casualty].
deathless, a. immortal, [imperishable], [undying].
death notice. obituary, necrology.
debar, v. preclude, [exclude].
debase, v. [degrade], [deteriorate], [abase], [vitiate], [corrupt], [alloy], [humiliate].
debasement, n. [degradation], [abasement], [deterioration], [vitiation], depravation.
debatable, a. contestable, [moot], [disputable], [mooted], controvertible. Antonyms: incontestable, [indisputable], incontrovertible.
debate, v. [argue], [discuss], [moot], [contend], controvert.
debate, n. [discussion], [argument], [moot], [dispute], [controversy], disputation, forensic.
debauch, v. [vitiate], deprave, [corrupt], [demoralize]; [ravish], [rape].
debauch, n. [debauchery], [dissipation], [abandon], drunkenness saturnalia, [orgies], bacchanals, [lechery]; [rape]. Antonyms: [temperance], continence, [moderation].
debauched, a. [dissolute], [licentious], [dissipated], [corrupt].
debauchee, n. [libertine], [lecher], fornicator, [rake], [drunkard], satyr.
debauchery, n. [lechery], libertinism, [sensuality], licentiousness, bestiality.
debonair, a. [suave], [courteous], urbane, complaisant, [gracious].
debt, n. [liability], [due], [obligation], debit. Antonyms: asset, [resource]. Associated words: garnishee, distrain, [distress], debenture.
decadent, a. deteriorating, degenerating.--n. [degenerate].
decay, v. [decline], [retrograde], [deteriorate]; [rot], decompose, putrefy, moulder.
decay, n. [deterioration], [corruption], [decline], decadence, senescence, retrogradation, decomposition, caducity; putrefaction, putrescence, [rot]; eremacausis.
decayed, a. [rotten], [corrupt], putrefied, carious, putrescent, decomposed.
decaying, a. rotting, [corrupt], mouldering, [decadent], putrefying, carious. Antonym: imputrescible.
decease, n. demise, [death].
deceased person. decedent.
deceit, n. [deception], imposition, [trickery], [chicanery], [artifice], [delusion], circumvention, [guile], duplicity, imposture [finesse], dissimulation, cozenage, [trumpery], [fallacy].
deceitful, a. [deceptive], [illusive], insidious, [fraudulent], [wily], [artful], disingenuous.
deceivable, a. deceptible, [gullible], [credulous]. Antonyms: indeceptible, undeceivable.
deceive, v. delude, [beguile], mislead, [gull], [impose upon], [dupe], circumvent, [hoodwink], [bamboozle]. Antonyms: [undeceive], [disillusionize], disabuse.
deceiver, n. [impostor], [charlatan], [mountebank], swindler, [knave], cogger.
decency, n. propriety, seemliness, decorum, [modesty], Antonyms: See [indecency].
decent, a. [suitable], [modest], decorous, [seemly], [respectable]. Antonyms: See indecent.
deception, n. imposition, [craft], duplicity, [deceit], hoax, [fallacy], [ruse], [imposture], [artifice], [illusion], prevarication, [finesse], dissimulation, cozenage, [sophistry], coggery. Antonyms: guilelessness, [candor], disillusionment, fair [dealing], [sincerity].
deceptive, a. delusive, [fallacious], [deceitful], [specious], insidious, [sophistical]. Antonyms: [guileless], [candid], ingenuous, [sincere], [open].
decharm, v. [disillusionize], disenchant, disabuse.
decide, v. determine, [settle], [conclude], [resolve].
decided, a. unequivocal, determined, pronounced, [unwavering], [positive], incontrovertible.
decision, n. determination, [settlement], [conclusion], [verdict], [inference], [deduction]; firmness, [resolution], [constancy], steadfastness. Antonyms: [indecision], [irresolution], [vacillation].
decisive, a. conclusive, final, peremptory, [summary].
deck, v. bedeck, bedizen, array.
declaration, n. [assertion], [affirmation], avowal, predication, pronunciamento.
declare, v. [affirm], [assert], aver, [state], asseverate, predicate.
decline, v. [lean], [incline], [bend]; languish, [sink], [wane], [diminish], [decrease], [deteriorate], [retrograde]; [deviate], [stray]; [shun], [refuse].
decline, n. [deterioration], retrogradation, [diminution], [retrogression], [degeneracy], declension, declination, [decay]; progressive emaciation, marasmus. Antonyms: [progress], [advancement], [improvement].
decolor, v. decolorate, decolorize.
decorate, v. [embellish], [adorn], [beautify], [ornament], [garnish], [enrich], [trim], bedizen, bedeck.
decorated, a. embellished, [ornate], ornamented, trimmed. Antonyms: See plain.
decoration, n. [embellishment], [garniture], bedizenment, adorning, [ornamentation], decking, insignia, [regalia], purfling; [paraphernalia].
decorative, a. [ornamental], embellishing, adorning.
decoy, v. [entice], [lure], [allure], ensnare, [entrap].
decoy, n. [lure], [enticement], [magnet], [allurement].
decrease, n. decrement, [diminution], [reduction], [decline], depreciation, [abatement], [subsidence].
decrease, v. [diminish], [reduce], [dwindle], [subside], depreciate, [abate], [wane].
decreasing, a. decrescent, diminishing, waning.
decrease of motion retardation.
decree, n. [edict], [fiat], [mandate], decretal, rescript.--v. enact, ordain, enjoin.
decrial, n. [condemnation], [disparagement], dispraise, detraction, derogation, belittling.
decry, v. [disparage], [belittle].
dedicate, v. [consecrate].
dedication, n. consecration. Associated words: [dedicate], dedicator, dedicatorial, dedicatory, dedicatee.
deduct, v. subtract, [rebate].
deduction, n. subtraction, [discount]; [inference], [conclusion], corollary, illation.
deed, n. [exploit], [act], [feat], perpetration, [performance], [stunt].
deed, n. Associated words: defeasance, feoffment, muniment.
deep, a. [profound], [intricate], inexplicable, [unfathomable], [incomprehensible], [recondite], [abstruse]; abysmal; [sagacious], [cunning], astute, [shrewd]; [dark], [intense]; [grave], [grum], full-toned, guttural. Antonyms: superficial, [shallow].
deepen, v. [intensify].
deer, n. Cervidæ; fallow [deer], red [deer], mule [deer], reindeer; buck (fawn, brocket, pricket, sorel, [sore], spitter); ([female]) doe, [roe]; (male red deer) [stag], hart; [hind], roe (female red deer); havier (castrated); halfer; antelope hummel; staggard. Associated words: venison, fumet, umbles, cervine, deerstalking, capreoline.
deerhound, n. staghound.
deface, v. [mar], [disfigure], [mutilate].
defacement, n. [disfigurement], [mutilation], marring.
defamation, n. calumny, [libel], [lampoon], traducement, roorback. See [slander].
defamatory, a. [slanderous], calumnious, [libellous], vituperative, contumelious.
defame, v. calumniate, malign, [vilify], [lampoon], vituperate, [slander].
defaulter, n. delinquent, [peculator], [embezzler], defalcator.
defeat, n. [repulse], [overthrow], [vanquishment], [foil], [rout], [frustration], [disappointment].
defeat, v. [conquer], [vanquish], [repulse], discomfit, [rout], [checkmate], [outwit], [balk], [foil], [frustrate].
defect, n. [blemish], [flaw], [imperfection], foible, [failing], [shortcoming], [infirmity].
defend, v. [guard], [protect], [shield], [secure], [screen], [shelter], fortify, garrison, [preserve], [harbor], [countenance]; [uphold], espouse, [vindicate], [advocate], [plead], [justify], [maintain].
defender, n. defendant, [vindicator], [advocate], [champion], [pleader], asserter, upholder, [guardian].
defense, n. [protection], defending, [maintenance]; [guard], [protection], palisade, [rampart], [bulwark], [fortress], blockhouse, [fortification], [earthwork], breastwork, [shield], [armor], stockade, buckler, redoubt, remblai, palladium, garrison, ravelin, [reliance], muniment, machicolation; [vindication], advocacy, [plea], [excuse]. Antonyms: [betrayal], [exposure], [surrender], [abandonment], capitulation.
defiance, n. [challenge], provocation; [opposition], insubmission, contumacy, [contempt], insubordination, [insurgency], [mutiny], [rebellion], recalcitration.
defiant, a. [disobedient], insubmissive, contumacious, [bellicose], [rebellious], contumelious, [refractory], [cockahoop], [mutinous]. Antonyms: [obedient], tractable, [submissive].
deficiency, n. inadequacy, [insufficiency], [shortage], meagreness.
deficient, a. defective, [imperfect], meagre, [scanty], [inadequate], [insufficient].
defile, v. [contaminate], [pollute], [soil], befoul, [vitiate], [taint], [corrupt], infect, sully.
defilement, n. [contamination], [pollution], [vitiation], [corruption].
definite, a. [positive], [specific], [express], explicit, specified, [exact], [precise]. Antonyms: See indefinite.
definition, n. [explanation], [description]; lexigraphy.
deformed, a. [misshapen], disfigured, [crippled].
deformity, n. malformation, [disfigurement], unshapeliness [distortion]. Associated words: orthopedy, orthopraxy, orthopedic, orthopedist.
defraud, v. See cheat.
deft, a. [dexterous], adroit, [expert], [skillful], [apt], [clever].
defy, v. [challenge], [dare]; [spurn], [flout], [scorn].
degeneracy, n. [decline], [degeneration], [retrogression], [deterioration].
degenerate, v. [deteriorate], [retrograde], [decline].
degeneration, n. [deterioration], [decline], retrogradation, [degeneracy], [vitiation].
degradation, n. [abasement], [debasement], [disgrace], [humiliation].
degrade, v. [abase], [debase], [disgrace], [pervert], [humiliate], [dishonor].
degraded, a. debased, [low], [shameful].
deiflcation, n. apotheosis.
deify, v. apotheosize.
deign, v. [condescend], vouchsafe.
delay, n. deferring, deferment, procrastination, [postponement], respite, reprieve; retardation, retention, [obstruction]; dawdling, [lingering], [dalliance]. Antonyms: [dispatch], promptness, expedition, [haste].
delay, v. [postpone], defer, procrastinate, suspend, reprieve, [retard], [impede], [hinder], [obstruct]; [linger], tarry, dawdle, [dally]. Antonyms: [dispatch], [hasten], expedite, facilitate.
delegate, v. depute, commission.
delegate, n. deputy, proxy, [vicar], commissioner, [legate], envoy, appointee, surrogate.
deleterious, a. [hurtful], [noxious], [pernicious].
deliberate, a. [intentional], premeditated, prepense, done on [purpose]. Antonyms: [accidental], [unconscious], [unpremeditated], [unintentional].
deliberation, n. [consideration], [discussion], [consultation].
delicacy, n. daintiness, fineness, [frailty], [refinement], fastidiousness, [discrimination], sensitiveness; [dainty], [tidbit], [junket]. Antonyms: [indelicacy], coarseness, indiscrimination.
delicate, a. [graceful], [fine], [exquisite], [minute], [slender]; [refined], [sensitive], [fastidious], [dainty]; [critical], [ticklish]. Antonyms: See [indelicate].
delicious, a. [luscious], palatable, [savory], [exquisite], [delightful]. Antonyms: unpalatable, [nauseous], distasteful [fulsome].
delighted, a. charmed, overjoyed, enraptured.
delightful, a. [charming], enchanting, [rapturous], beatific, [ravishing], delectable, pleasurable, [delicious], [congenial], enjoyable.
delirious, a. irrational. Antonyms: [rational], [lucid], [sane].
delirium tremens. mania a potu, œnomania, the horrors (Colloq.).
deliverance, n. [rescue], [salvation], [redemption]; extrication, acquittance.
delivery, n. [rescue], [release], [liberation], [deliverance], extrication; [surrender], [conveyance], transfer, transmission.
delusion, n. [illusion], [deception], phantasm, [hallucination], [mockery], [ruse]. Antonyms: disillusionment, disenchantment, [reality], [actuality], [fact].
demand, n. [exaction], requisition, [requirement], [order], [request].
demeanor, n. [deportment], [carriage], [behavior], [bearing], [mien].
demerit, n. [fault], wrongdoing, misconduct, delinquency.
demolish, v. See destroy.
demon, n. [devil], [fiend], Mara. Associated words: demoniac, demonocracy, pandemonium, demonology, sabbat, demonophobia, polydemonism, demonism, exorcise, exorcism, exorcist.
demon worship. demonolatry.
demoralize, v. deprave, [debase], [corrupt], [vitiate].
demure, a. [sedate], [sober], [staid], decorous.
den, n. cavern, [cave], lair; [retreat], [haunt], squalid resort.
denial, n. [negation], [rejection], disclaimer, disavowal, controverting, abjuration, disacknowledgment, [refusal], abnegation, [renunciation]. Antonyms: [affirmation], [acceptance], avowal, [confession].
denote, v. [signify], imply, [indicate], [betoken].
denouncing, n. [denunciation].
dent, n. [indentation].--v. indent.
denunciation, n. [condemnation], arraignment, [accusation], fulmination, malediction, stigmatizing.
denunciatory, a. [condemnatory], comminatory, fulminatory
deny, v. [gainsay], [contradict]; disavow, [disown], abjure, [renounce], abnegate.
department, n. [division], [section], [part], [category]; [district], precinct, [branch], province; [station], [sphere], capacity.
departure, n. [deviation]; [retirement], [withdrawal].
depend, v. [lean], rely, [trust].
dependable, a. trustworthy, [trusty], [reliable]. Antonyms: untrustworthy, [unreliable].
dependant, n. retainer, [vassal], minion, [subject], feudatory, adherent, satellite; corollary, [consequence], concomitant.
dependence, n. [suspension], dependency; [reliance], [trust]; mainstay, [support]; contingency.
dependent, a. conditioned, contingent. Antonyms: [independent], unconditioned.
depict, v. [portray], delineate, [describe], [picture].
depiction, n. [portrayal], delineation, [description], [picture].
deplore, v. [lament], deprecate, [bewail], [regret], [rue], [bemoan].
deportment, n. [behavior], [conduct], [demeanor].
deposit, n, deposition, [sediment], precipitate, alluvium, alluvion, diluvium. Associated words: alluvial, diluvial.
depositary, n. [trustee], [guardian], fiduciary.
depository, n. [storehouse], [magazine], [depot], [warehouse], promptuary.
depot, n. [depository], [warehouse]; [station].
depredation, n. [pillage], sacking, [rapine], spoliation, [plunder].
depredator, n. [plunderer], pillager, despoiler, [robber].
depressed, a. dejected, dispirited.
depression, n. cavity, [hollow], [indentation], concavity, [dent]; dejection, [discouragement], [despondency], vapors, [gloom]; [inactivity], dullness.
deprive, v. [dispossess], [strip], divest, despoil.
depth, n. profundity; [extent], [measure], intensity; [deep], abyss; astuteness, [shrewdness], [acumen], [discernment]. Associated words: bathometer, bathymetry, bathymetric.
derelict, a. [abandoned], [forsaken]; [lost], [adrift]; [careless], [negligent], [remiss], delinquent.
deride, v. [scoff], [ridicule], [mock], [taunt], [jeer], [scout], [jibe].
derision, n. [ridicule], [mockery], [jeering].
derogatory, a. [disparaging], detracting.
descendants, n. pl. progeny, posterity, [offspring].
descent, n. descension; incursion, [raid], [foray]; derivation, lineage, extraction, [parentage], birth; declivity, [slope], [decline]; dismounting; bathos; escarpment, scarp.
describe, v. delineate, [depict].
description, n. delineation, [depiction], [portrayal]; [class], [species], [sort], [character].
desecrate, v. [profane], [pollute], secularize.
desecration, n. profanation, secularization.
desert, n. [merit], [meed], [due].
desert, n. wilderness, [wild]. Associated words: oasis, mirage, caravan, caravansary, eremic.
desert, a. [waste], [unproductive], [barren], [desolate], infertile, inarable. Antonyms: [fertile], arable.
desert, v. [forsake], [abandon], [leave], run away from.
deserted, a. [forsaken], [desolate], [abandoned], [derelict].
deserter, n. [renegade], turncoat, delinquent, [backslider], [apostate], [recreant], [poltroon], rat, traitor.
desertion, n. [abandonment]. Antonyms: See faithfulness.
desert wind. [simoon].
deserve, v. [merit].
deserved, a. merited, condign. Antonyms: [undeserved], unmerited.
deserving, a. meritprious, [worthy], meedful. Antonyms: [undeserving], [unworthy].
design, n. [sketch], draught, [outline], [plan]; [scheme], [intention], [purpose], project, intent, [aim]. Associated words: teleology, teleologist, teleological.
designing, n. [artful], [wily], [crafty], [subtle], [politic], Machiavelian disingenuous. Antonyms: See undesigning.
desire, n. [longing], [craving], [will], aspiration, [hankering], appetency, [cupidity], [impulse]; [request], [petition], [quest], entreaty; velleity; pruriency. Antonyms: [apathy], [antipathy], [aversion], inappetency. Associated words: desiderative, desideratum, orectic, optative.
desire, v. [want], [crave], long for, [lust], covet, [yearn], aspire, [request].
desolate, a. [dreary], [waste]; [broken-hearted], inconsolable, [solitary]; devastated.
desolate, v. [devastate], depredate, despoil, [sack], [lay waste].
despair, n. hopelessness, [desperation], inconsolableness.
desperate, a. irretrievable, [hopeless], [incurable], [remediless], [outrageous], [atrocious], [monstrous], [heinous].
desperation, n. [despair], hopelessness, recklessness.
despicable, a. [contemptible], [abject].
despise, v. contemn, [disdain].
despiteful, a. [malicious], [spiteful], resentful.
despondency, n. [melancholy], [depression], dejection.
despondent, a. disheartened, discouraged, dejected, [depressed].
despot, n. [tyrant], autocrat.
despotic, a. [autocratic], [tyrannical], [absolute], despotical.
despotism, n. [absolutism], [autocracy], [tyranny].
destìne, v. [doom], preordain, [appoint], [foredoom].
destiny, n. [fate], [doom], [lot], fortune.
destitute, a. devoid, [deficient], [lacking]; [needy], very [poor].
destitution, n. [privation], [need], [want], [poverty], [deficiency], indigence.
destroy, v. annihilate, [undo], [demolish], [raze], [desolate], [devour], [sack], [dismantle], [eradicate], [exterminate], [ruin]. Antonyms: [conserve], [preserve], perpetuate, [spare].
destroyer, n. iconoclast, annihilator, [vandal], hun, destructionist, Apollyon.
destruction, n. annihilation, demolition, [eradication], [ruin], [perdition], [havoc], vandalism, subversion, desolation, [devastation], iconoclasm. Antonyms: conservation preservation, perpetuation.
destructive, a. [ruinous], iconoclastic, [vandal], vandalic, internecine, [deleterious], [pernicious], annihilative.
desultory, a. [fitful], [irregular], cursory, unsystematic.
detach, v. [disconnect], disjoin, [sever], disunite, [isolate], segregate.
detachment, n. [disconnection], [separation], disunion, [isolation], segregation.
detail, v. particularize, enumerate.
details, n. pl. [minutiæ], [particulars].
detention, n. [restraint], [custody], [confinement], [arrest].
deter, v. [hinder], [prevent], [dissuade], [restrain].
deteriorate, v. [decline], [degenerate], [retrograde]; [corrupt], [vitiate], [debase], [degrade].
deterioration, n. [decline], [degeneration], [retrogression]; [vitiation], [corruption], [debasement].
detest, v. [loathe], [despise], abominate, [abhor], [hate], execrate.
detestable, a. [abominable], loathsome, execrable, [abhorrent].
detestation, n. [abomination], execration, [loathing], [abhorrence], [antipathy].
deuced, a. (Low) [devilish], [excessive], [extreme].
devastate, v. [desolate], [sack], despoil, [ravage], [plunder].
devastation, n. desolation, sacking, despoliation, [ravage], [havoc].
develop, v. [mature], evolve; [unfold], disentangle, [unravel]. Antonyms: atrophy, [blast], [blight].
development, n. [unfoldment], progression, [evolution]; hypertrophy (excessive development). Antonyms: atrophy, [undevelopment], [abortion], [embryo].
deviate, v. [swerve], deflect, [digress], [stray], [wander], diverge. Antonym: continue.
deviation, n. swerving, deflection, [digression], [divergence].
device, n. [contrivance], invention, expedient, [wile], [maneuver], [artifice], [trickery]; symbol, motto, [legend], cognizance.
devil, n. [Satan], Lucifer, Apollyon, Belial, Beelzebub, deuce, dickens, Mephistopheles, Asmodeus, Abaddon; [demon], [fiend]. Associated words: diabolology, Satanic, demoniac, exorcise, exorcism, diabolism, Izedi, Izedism, demonology.
devilish, a. demoniac, diabolical, [fiendish], infernal; [atrocious], [reprobate].
devil-may-care, a. [reckless], [defiant].
deviltry, n. devilry, diablerie, devilment, fiendishness.
devious, a. [wandering], [circuitous], [mazy], [winding], tortuous, [roundabout]; [erring], [sinful].
devise, v. [contrive], invent, [scheme], [concoct], excogitate; [bequeath].
devoted person. devotee, [zealot].
devotion, n. consecration, [dedication]; [zeal], [allegiance], [attachment], [love]; [worship], adoration; religion, [holiness], devoutness; fetishism, infatuation.
devotional, a. reverential, [devout].
devour, v. consume.
devout, a. [pious], [reverent], [devotional], [godly], [holy], [religious]. Antonyms: irreverent, [irreligious], impious, [unholy].
dexterity, n. expertness, [skill], adroitness, [aptitude], [readiness].
dexterous, a. [expert], adroit, [skillful].
dialing, n. gnomonics.
dialogue, n. colloquy, duologue, interlocutory, interlocution, collocution. Associated words: interlocutor, interlocutory, collocutor.
diarrhea, n. flux; lientery; (of cattle) scour.
diatribe, n. philippic, [tirade], invective, [screed].
dice, n. [die], [cube]. Associated word: cleromancy.
dicker, v. [trade], [barter], negotiate, [exchange].--n. [barter], [trade], [exchange], chaffering.
dictate, n. [command], admonition, prescription, [impulse].
dictator, n. [despot], autocrat.
dictatorial, a. [imperious], dogmatical, [overbearing].
diction, n. [language], phraseology.
dictionary, n. lexicon, vocabulary, [wordbook], glossary; gazetteer, gradus, onomasticon, idioticon, thesaurus. Associated words: lexicography, lexicographer, lexicographic.
dido, n. [trick], [antic], [caper], [prank].
die, v. expire, perish, [decease]; wither, [fade], [vanish], recede, [wane], [subside], languish.
differ, v. be [unlike]; [disagree]. Antonyms: [agree], concur.
difference, n. dissimilarity, [unlikeness], [distinction], [variation], [contrast], discrepancy, [discrimination], disparity, [diversity], dissimilitude, incompatibility, [inequality], heterogeneity, [variety]; dissension, [variance]. See disagreement. Antonyms: [uniformity], [similarity], agreement consonance, [correspondence], indiscrimination, promiscuity, identity.
different, a. [dissimilar], [unlike], [contrary], [opposite], contrasted, variant, [diversified], [manifold], [various], [diverse], [sundry], incompatible, heterogeneous, [nondescript], miscellaneous [unclassifiable], [unique]. Antonyms: [similar], [like], [same].
differentiate, v. discriminate.
differentiation, n. [discrimination].
difficult, a. [arduous], [onerous], [complicated], [intricate], [hard]; uncompliant, intractable, [perverse], [fastidious], [exacting]. Antonyms: facile, [light], [easy].
difficulty, n. [obstacle], [impediment], [obstruction]; arduousness, [hardness]; [controversy], [disagreement], [objection], [cavil]; predicament, [quandary], [dilemma]. Antonyms: [ease], facility, extrication, [release].
diffidence, n. [timidity], [bashfulness].
diffident, a. [bashful], [timid], [shy].
diffuse, a. [copious], [full], verbose, prolix.
dig, v. delve, excavate, [scoop]; [thrust], [poke], [punch], jab; exhume (dig up).
dig, n. [thrust], [punch], [poke]; grind (student).
digest, v. codify, [systematize], methodize, classify.
digest, n. pandect, [summary], code, [system], [abridgment].
digestion, n. eupepsia. Antonyms: indigestion, dyspepsia. Associated words: peptics, pepsin, peptic, pepticity, [chyme], [chyle], digestible, digestibility, indigestible, indigestibility.
digging, n. excavation; exhumation (digging up). Associated words: fossorial, fodient.
diggings, n. pl. (Slang) [region], locality.
dignified, a. [stately], [majestic], [august], [imposing], decorous. Antonyms: See undignified.
dignify, v. [exalt], [grace], ennoble, [honor], [elevate].
dignity, n. [exaltation], eminence; stateliness; [honor], preferment.
digress, v. [deviate], depart, [wander], [turn aside].
digression, n. [deviation], [divergence]; episode, [incident].
dike, n. levee, [embankment].
dike warden. dikereeve.
dilapidated, a. [ramshackle], dismantled.
dilate, v. [expand], distend; [expatiate].
dilation, n. [expansion], dilatation, distention; expatiation.
dilemma, n. predicament, [quandary], [difficulty], [strait], [pickle]. Antonyms: extrication, [release].
diligence, n. [assiduity], sedulousness, sedulity, [perseverance], stagecoach (France).
diligent, a. sedulous, [industrious], [assiduous], [persevering]. Antonyms: See lazy.
dillydally, v. dawdle, [dally], fritter, [trifle], [loiter].
dillydallying, n. dawdling, [loitering], [trifling], [dalliance].
dilute, v. attenuate, [thin], [weaken], [reduce].
diluter, n. diluent, attenuant.
dilution, n. attenuation, [thinning], [reduction].
dim, a. [obscure], indistinct, [faint], sullied, [blurred]. Antonyms: [bright], vivid, [intense], [clear].
dim, v. [bedim], [obscure], [darken], [dull], [eclipse], [blur], [tarnish].
diminish, v. [decrease], [reduce], [abate], [lessen], [contract], [curtail].
diminution, n. [reduction], [decrease], [abatement], decrement.
dim-sighted, a. purblind, moonblind.
din, n. [clamor], [noise], [racket], [uproar], [hubbub], clangor, [hullabaloo].
dinner, n. Associated words: prandial, post-prandial, croupier, ante-prandial, dine, diner.
dinner pail. blickey (Local U.S.).
dint, n. [indentation], [dent]; [force], [power].
dip, v. [plunge], [immerse], [duck], [souse], [douse], [dive]; lade.
direct, a. [straight], undeviating; diametrical. Antonyms: [indirect], [circuitous], [roundabout].
direct, v. [point], [aim]; [guide], [pilot], [lead], [steer], regulate, [govern], [control], [manage], [conduct], superintend, [instruct]; [address], superscribe.
direction, n. guidance, [government], administration, [management], superintendence, [oversight]; [instruction], [order], [command]; [address], superscription.
directly, adv. diametrically; [immediately].
dirge, n. requiem, coronach, trental, threnody.
dirt, n. [earth], [soil]; squalor, [filth], muck, foulness.
dirt-eater, n. geophagist.
dirt-eating, n. geophagism, chthonophagia, pica.
dirty, a. defiled, [unclean], [foul], [nasty], [filthy], soiled, begrimed, [grimy], [squalid], uncleanly, loathsome, bedraggled, daggletailed, besmeared, sullied; [sordid], [groveling], [despicable], [vile], [contemptible], [abject].
dirty, v. [soil], befoul, begrime, besmirch, sully, [tarnish], besmear, [defile].
disable, v. incapacitate, disqualify, [cripple], maim.
disabled, a. disqualified, [crippled], maimed, incapacitated, hors de combat.
disadvantage, n. inconvenience, detriment, [hindrance], [drawback], inexpediency.
disadvantageous, a. [inconvenient], detrimental, [unfavorable], inexpedient, prejudicial.
disagree, v. be [at variance], [differ], [contend], [dissent], [contradict], [quarrel], altercate, spar.
disagreeable, a. [unpleasant], [distasteful], [offensive], [fulsome], [uncongenial], [contrary], incongruous, inconformable, [inconsistent].
disagreeing, a. incompatible.
disagreement, n. [difference]; [quarrel], [bickering], [dispute], altercation, sparring, [squabble], [contention], [controversy], [dissent], [variance].
disappear, v. [vanish], evanesce, recede, be lost to [view].
disappearance, n. [vanishing], evanescence.
disappoint, v. dissatisfy, [frustrate], [balk], [foil], [baffle], [defeat].
disappointment, n. [frustration], [dissatisfaction], balking, [defeat], nonsuccess.
disapproval, n. disapprobation, [dislike], [disfavor].
disaster, n. [calamity], [mishap], [catastrophe], [casualty].
disastrous, a. [calamitous], deplorable, [unfortunate], ill-fated
disband, v. demobilize, [disorganize].
disbandment, n. demobilization, [disorganization].
discern, v. [perceive], discriminate, [distinguish]. See see.
discernible, a. perceptible, [visible], [noticeable], discoverable, [apparent], [manifest].
discerning, a. acute, [sharp-sighted], [shrewd].
discernment, n. [insight], [penetration], [judgment], [discrimination].
discharge, v. [absolve], [acquit], exculpate, [release], exonerate, [free]; [dismiss], [cashier], [remove]; excrete, exude, [void], [eject], emit, [expel]; [pay], liquidate; [fulfill], [perform]; [fire], [shoot], [volley]; [annul], rescind, [invalidate], [abrogate], [cancel]. Antonyms: [retain], [hold].
discharge, n. firing, burst, [blast], [volley], fusillade, salvo; acquittance, exoneration, quittance, [release]; [fulfillment], observance, [performance]; [dismissal]; liquidation, payment evacuation, emission, [ejection], exudation, excretion voiding; quietus.
discharged, a. dismissed, acquitted; emeritus.
disciple, n. adherent, [follower].
disciplinarian, n. martinet (strict disciplinarian).
discipline, n. [correction], [chastisement], [punishment]; submission regulation; martinetism. Antonyms: laxity, [unrestraint], [indulgence].
disclaim, v. [disown], [deny], disavow, [renounce], [repudiate].
discomfiture, n. disconcertion, [abashment], [confusion], [frustration], [defeat].
discommode, v. inconvenience, incommode, [trouble].
discomposure, n. [agitation], [perturbation], [confusion].
disconnect, v. [detach], dissever, disjoin, [separate].
disconnected, a. detached, [separate], [isolated], incoherent.
disconnection, n. [detachment], disunion, [separation], incoherence.
disconsolate, a. inconsolable, [broken-hearted].
discontent, n. [dissatisfaction], discontentment. Antonyms: contentment, [satisfaction].
discontented, a. [dissatisfied], [restless], malcontent, disgruntled
discord, n. dissonance, discordance, inharmony, [variance], dissension. Antonyms: [harmony], [agreement], consonance
discordant, a. inharmonious, dissonant, jarring, unmelodious strident; [at variance], [contradictory], repugnant absonant.
discount, n. [deduction], [allowance], [rebate].
discourage, v. dishearten, dispirit, depress, [deter], [dampen], unnerve, [oppose], [dissuade].
discouragement, n. [depression], dejection; [opposition], [dissuasion], intimidation, determent, [damper], [obstacle], [difficulty], [barrier].
discouraging, a. depressing, disheartening, dissuasive.
discourse, n. [dissertation], [address], disquisition, [oration], [harangue], [speech].
discourteous, a. [uncivil], [rude], [disrespectful], [abrupt], [unmannerly], [boorish], inurbane.
discourtesy, n. rudeness, [incivility], inurbanity, [impoliteness].
discover, v. ascertain, detect, [unearth], descry, [discern], disclose, ferret [out].
discovery, n. ascertainment, detection, unearthing, disclosure.
discredit, n. disesteem, [disrepute], [unpopularity].
discreet, a. [prudent], circumspect, [wary], [judicious].
discretion, n. [prudence], circumspection, wariness; [choice], [liberty], [will]. Antonyms: [indiscretion], imprudence, [compulsion], [constraint], [coercion].
discretional, a. [optional], discretionary, elective. Antonyms: [compulsory], [obligatory].
discriminating, a. [distinguishing], differential, discriminative.
discrimination, n. [difference], [distinction], [discernment], [judgment]. Antonyms: indiscrimination, promiscuity, undiscernment.
discuss, v. [debate], [argue], canvass, [agitate], [moot], [deliberate].
discussion, n. [debate], [argument], canvass, [agitation], [consideration], symposium, forensic.
disdain, n. [scorn], contumely, superciliousness, [contempt].
disdainful, a. [contemptuous], [scornful], contumelious, supercilious.
disease, n. [ailment], [disorder], [malady], [complaint], affection, distemper; [plague], [pestilence], [pest]; epidemic, endemic. Antonyms: [health], [vigor]. Associated words: nosology, nosography, etiology, nosogeny, pathology, pathologist, pathological, pathogeny, therapeutics, symptomatology, diagnosis, pathognomonic, diagnostics, semeiology, semeiography, clinic, polyclinic, prognosis, [contagion], [infection], [contagious], [infectious], zoonosology, enantiopathy, loimography, loimology, quarantine, pathogene, [germ], microbe, bacteria, bacillus, incubation.
diseased, a. morbid, [unhealthful].
disembowel, v. eviscerate, [gut].
disembowelment, n. evisceration.
disengage, v. extricate, disembarrass, disentangle, [detach], dissociate.
disfavor, n. [disapproval].
disfigure, v. [deface], [mar], [blemish].
disfigurement, n. disfiguration, [defacement]; [blemish], [deformity].
disgrace, n. [reproach], [discredit], [dishonor], [shame], [infamy], [degradation], [disrepute], [ignominy], obloquy, [odium], opprobrium, [scandal], [debasement], [abasement].
disgrace, v. [dishonor], [humiliate], [shame], [degrade], [debase], [abase], [discredit], [tarnish], sully.
disgraceful, a. [ignominious], [shameful], [dishonorable], discreditable, opprobrious, [scandalous], disreputable, [infamous].
disgruntled, a. (Colloq.) [dissatisfied], displeased.
disguise, v. [mask], dissemble, dissimulate, [cloak], [shroud], [masquerade].
disguise, n. [mask], [blind], [cloak], [masquerade].
disguised, a. [veiled], masked, incognito.
disgust, n. [aversion], [abhorrence], repulsion, [repugnance].
disgust, v. [revolt], [offend], [nauseate].
disgusting, a. [fulsome], [revolting], loathsome, [repulsive], [noisome], [mawkish], nauseating, [sickening], [abhorrent], [repugnant].
dish, n. [vessel], utensil, [receptacle].
dished, a. ruined, spoiled, undone; baffled, [upset], disappointed
disheveled, a. disarranged, [disorderly], uncombed, [frowzy].
dishonest, a. [unscrupulous], corruptible, [deceitful], [fraudulent].
dishonesty, n. improbity, unscrupulousness, fraudulence, cheating, indirection.
dishonor, n. [disrepute], [discredit], [disgrace].
dishonorable, a. discreditable, [disgraceful]; [unscrupulous], [unprincipled].
disillusionize, v. disenchant, [decharm], disabuse.
disinterested, a. [impartial], [unbiased], [indifferent], neutral, magnanimous, [unselfish].
disjoint, v. [dislocate], luxate, disarticulate.
disjointed, a. incoherent, [rambling], [desultory], [loose], [disconnected].
dislike, v. disapprove, disrelish, [hate].
dislike, n. [aversion], [antipathy], disrelish, [disapproval], [hatred], disaffection.
dislocate, v. [disjoint], luxate.
dislocation, n. luxation, disjointing.
disloyal, a. [perfidious], [unfaithful], [false], [treacherous], treasonable, [traitorous], [apostate].
disloyalty, n. [perfidy], [unfaithfulness], [treachery], treason, [apostasy], [faithlessness], [inconstancy].
dismal, a. [dreary], [gloomy], [cheerless], joyless, sombre.
dismantle, v. [raze], [demolish].
dismay, n. [consternation].
dismember, v. [mutilate], dislimb.
dismemberment, n. [mutilation].
dismiss, v. [discharge], [cashier]; [banish].
dismissal, n. [discharge], dismission, [removal].
disobedience, n. contumacy, dereliction, undutifulness, [defiance], insubmission, noncompliance, indocility, insubordination.
disobedient, a. contumacious, insubmissive, [undutiful], [defiant], [remiss], [derelict], [indocile], insubordinate, [refractory].
disobey, v. [transgress], [violate], [disregard], [defy], [infringe].
disorder, n. [confusion], disarray, disarrangement, [disorganization], [jumble], [chaos], [litter], [irregularity], [disturbance], [tumult], [riot], [turmoil], Bedlam, [fracas], pandemonium.
disorder, v. disarrange, [confuse], [jumble], [disorganize], tousle, derange, discompose.
disordered, a. deranged, confused, jumbled, littered, disarranged.
disorderly, a. immethodical, unsystematic, confused; [riotous], chaotic, [lawless], [tumultuous].
disorganization, n. [disorder], derangement, demobilization [dissolution].
disorganize, v. [dissolve], [disband], [disorder], demobilize, disarrange.
disown, v. [repudiate], [deny], [disclaim], disavow, [renounce], [reject].
disowning, n. [denial], disclaimer, disavowal, [repudiation], [renunciation], [rejection].
disparage, v. [belittle], [decry], depreciate. Antonyms: [laud], [extol], [commend], [praise].
disparagement, n. detraction, derogation, [decrial], [defamation], dispraise, vilification.
disparaging, a. [derogatory], [unfavorable], detractory, [defamatory].
dispatch, n. [haste], [speed], celerity, expedition; [message], telegram.
dispense, v. deal [out], [apportion], [distribute]; administer, [execute].
disperse, v. dissipate, dispel, [scatter].
displace, v. [remove], disarrange; [supplant], [supersede].
display, n. [exhibition], [parade], ostentation, [show].
display, v. [exhibit], evince, [expose], [parade], [flourish].
displease, v. [offend], [anger].
displeasure, n. disapprobation, [dudgeon], [dislike], [disapproval], [resentment], [vexation], [umbrage], [dissatisfaction].
disposed, a. inclined, minded, [willing]. Antonyms: See [indisposed].
disposition, n. [temperament], [mood], [nature]; [willingness], [readiness], [inclination]; [arrangement], disposal; propensity, [inclination], proneness, proclivity, [bias], [bent]. Antonyms: [indisposition], unwillingness, disinclination.
dispossess, v. dislodge, [oust], [eject], evict, dispropriate, disseize, [remove], depose.
dispossession, n. dislodgment, [ejection], eviction, [ousting], divestiture, disseizin, ouster.
disproof, n. [confutation], [refutation].
disprove, v. confute, [refute].
disputable, a. controvertible. Antonyms: [indisputable], incontrovertible.
disputant, n. controversialist, controvertist, [dissenter], disputer, arguer.
disputatious, a. [contentious], polemical, [argumentative], [quarrelsome].
dispute, v. [contend], [argue], [gainsay], controvert, altercate, [wrangle], impugn, bicker, [squabble], spar.
dispute, n. disputation, [controversy], [argument], [debate], logomachy, [squabble], [contention], polemic.
disregard, n. [indifference], ignoration, [slight], [neglect], disesteem, [inattention], [oversight].
disregard, v. [ignore], [slight], contemn, [overlook], [disobey].
disrepute, n. disesteem, [unpopularity], [disgrace], [odium].
disrespect, n. [discourtesy], [incivility], disesteem, rudeness, irreverence, [insolence].
disrespectful, a. [discourteous], [uncivil], [rude], irreverent, impious, [insolent], [saucy].
dissatisfaction, n. [discontent], discontentment, [disapproval], [displeasure].
dissatisfied, a. [discontented], displeased, [restless], malcontent, [impatient], [disgruntled].
dissection, n. [anatomy]; analysis, [examination]; vivisection, callisection, sentisection.
dissector, n. anatomist, prosector.
dissent, n. dissension, [disagreement], [variance]; [nonconformity], dissidence.
dissenter, n. [nonconformist], sectary, dissident, [separatist], [schismatic], recusant.
dissertation, n. [discourse], disquisition.
dissimilar, a. See different.
dissipated, a. profligate, [dissolute], [licentious], [fast].
dissipation, n. dispersion, [scattering]; profligacy, dissoluteness.
dissolute, a. [debauched], [dissipated], [licentious], [abandoned].
dissolution, n. dissolving, analysis; [solution], liquefaction; decomposition, [resolution].
dissolvable, a. dissoluble, soluble, fusible. Antonyms: indissoluble, [indissolvable].
dissolve, v. [melt], liquefy, macerate, [fuse], deliquesce; [disorganize], [disband], [disperse]; sunder, disunite.
dissolvent, n. menstruum, [solvent].
dissuade, v. [deter], divert.
dissuasion, n. dehortation.
distance, n. [interval], intervening [space]; [remoteness]; [reserve], aloofness, ceremoniousness, [unfriendliness], [alienation]. Associated words: longimetry, longitude, [latitude], odometer, odograph, perambulator.
distance, v. outstrip, [outdo], [surpass].
distant, a. [remote], [far-off]; uncordial, [reserved], [cold]. Antonyms: See near.
distaste, n. [aversion], [dislike], disrelish. Antonyms: [taste], [liking], relish.
distasteful, a. unpleasant [offensive], [repugnant], unpalatable, [unsavory], [disagreeable].
distill, v. [trickle], [drop], [drip]; [rectify].
distillation, n. trickling; rectification, vaporization.
distinction, n. [discrimination]; eminence, [celebrity], [renown], [fame], [repute], prominence. Antonyms: indistinction, indiscrimination promiscuity, [obscurity].
distinctive, a. discriminative, [distinguishing], [characteristic].
distinguish, v. [characterize]; discriminate, [differentiate], [discern], recognize.
distinguished, a. [marked], [special]; [eminent], illustrious, [famous], [celebrated], [renowned], [noted]; transcendent, [extraordinary], [supreme], [consummate], [conspicuous]. Antonyms: undistinguished, [obscure], [commonplace], inconspicuous, [humble].
distinguishing, a. [distinctive], [peculiar], discriminative, [characteristic].
distort, v. deform, [twist]; [pervert], [misinterpret], [falsify], [misrepresent].
distortion, n. [deformity]; [perversion], [crookedness]; [falsification].
distracted, a. [frantic], [frenzied], [raving], [crazy]. Antonyms: See [calm].
distraction, n. [diversion], [amusement]; [confusion], [mystification], [bewilderment]; [tumult], [commotion], [hurly-burly]; [despair], [frenzy].
distress, n. [anguish], agony, torture, [sorrow], [grief]; misery, [affliction], [adversity], [disaster], [calamity], [misfortune]; straits, [poverty], [destitution], indigence.
distress, v. [pain], [grieve], [afflict], [wound]; distrain.
distressing, a. [grievous], distressful, [painful], afflictive.
distribute, v. [apportion], [allot], deal [out], [dispense]; classify, assort, [group].
distribution, n. [apportionment], [allotment], dispensing, [partition], [division], [dole]; [disposition], [classification], grouping, [arrangement].
district, n. [region], precinct, province, circuit, quarter, locality, [ward].
distrust, n. [doubt], [suspicion], [mistrust].
distrustful, a. suspicious.
disturb, v. [molest], [perturb], [annoy], disquiet, [agitate], incommode, [ruffle], disarrange, derange, [unsettle], roust, [excite].
disturbance, n. [molestation], derangement, disquiet, [disorder], [perturbation], inquietude, [agitation], [uneasiness]; [commotion], [turmoil], [tumult], [uproar], [riot], [clamor]. Associated words: perturbable, imperturbable, perturbability, imperturbability, imperturbation.
disuse, n. desuetude, insuetude, inusitation, discontinuance, obsoleteness.
disused, a. [obsolete].
ditch, n. [trench], [moat], fosse, [channel]. Associated words: scarp, escarp, parapet, graffage, counterscarp.
dive, v. [plunge].--n. plunger, header; (Slang) resort.
divergence, n. [radiation]; [disagreement], [variance]; divarication, forking.
divergent, a. diverging, radiating; variant, [different].
divers, a. [several], [sundry], [various], [many], [numerous].
diverse, a. [different], [dissimilar], heterogeneous, [diversified], variant.
diversified, a. [various], [variegated], multiform.
diversion, n. [turning aside]; [amusement], [sport], [recreation], [relaxation].
diversity, n. [difference], dissimilarity; [variety], multiformity.
diver's apparel. scaphander.
diver's disease. caisson [disease].
divide, v. sunder, [split], [cleave], disunite, [part], [separate], [sever], dissociate, [disconnect], [detach], disintegrate, demarcate, dimidiate, [partition]; [apportion], [distribute], [allot], [assign], parcel [out]; disaffect, [alienate], [estrange], [part]; [share], [partake], participate.
divine, a. Godlike; [religious], [holy]; [heavenly], [angelic], seraphic, transcendent.
divine, v. foresee, foreknow, [surmise], [forebode], [conjecture], [foretell].
diving bell. [nautilus].
divisible, a. [separable], dividable, [partible].
division, n. [separation], [partition], demarcation, dimidiation; [section], [segment], [part], compartment, [portion], canton, [category], [group]; disunion, [alienation], schism, [variance], dissension; [apportionment], [allotment], distribution
dizziness, n. vertigo.
dizzy, a. vertiginous, [giddy].
do, v. [effect], [accomplish], produce, [achieve], [consummate], [execute], [perform]; transact; perpetrate, [commit]; [translate], [render]; suffice, [answer]; fare, prosper; vouchsafe, [grant]; (Colloq.) [cheat], [overreach], [swindle], [defraud]. Antonyms: [shirk], [evade].
do-all, n. factotum.
do away with. [abolish].
docile, a. tractable, [teachable], [gentle], [yielding], [obedient], [submissive]. Antonyms: See indocile.
docility, n. tractableness, submissiveness. Antonym: indocility.
dock, v. [curtail]; deduct from, [lessen].
dock, n. [wharf], [pier], jetty.
dock hand. stevedore.
doctor, n. [physician], medical practitioner, leech; homeopath; allopath; interne; externe; savant; ([ignorant]) [quack], empiric.
doctor, v. [repair], [treat]; (Slang) tamper with, [falsify], [adulterate].
doctrine, n. tenet, [dogma], [belief], principle, [teaching].
doddering, a. [shaking], [trembling], infirm.
dodge, v. [duck], [evade], [parry]; prevaricate, equivocate, [shift], [evade], [quibble], [parry].
dodge, n. (Colloq.) prevarication, [trick], [artifice], [subterfuge], [stratagem], [evasion], [parry], [device].
dodger, n. prevaricator; handbill, circular.
dog, n. canine; ([young]) [pup], [puppy], whelp; ([female]) [bitch], [slut]; cur, whippet, tike, fice, [mongrel]. Associated words: canine, Canis, cyniatrics, [rabies], hydrophobia, cynanthropy, cynegetics, cynic, cynophobia, cynoid, cynopodous, cynocephalous, cynocephalus, cynocephalic, [learn], leash, dog-fancier.
dog, v. [follow], [worry], [hound].
dog days. canicular days.
dogged, a. [stubborn], [obstinate], [mulish], [headstrong], [persistent].
doggish, a. [surly], [sullen], [churlish], cynical, [morose].
dog house. kennel.
dogma, n. [doctrine], tenet.
dogmatic, a. [positive], magisterial, [dictatorial], [imperious], [domineering], [overbearing]; authoritative, categorical.
dog-star, n. Sinus, Canicula, Cards Majoris.
doings, n. pl. actions, proceedings, deeds, acts, performances, transactions.
dole, n. [pittance], [alms]; [distribution], [apportionment], [share], [portion]; [grief], [sorrow].
doleful, a. [sorrowful], dolorous, [plaintive], [piteous], [lugubrious], woe-begone.
domain, n. [dominion], [sovereignty]; [realm], [territory]; province, [department].
dome, n. [cupola].
domestic, a. [home], [household], [family]; intestine; domesticated, [tame]; fond of [home].
dominant, a. [predominant], prevailing, predominating, paramount.
dominate, v. predominate, [sway], [rule], [govern], [control], [surmount], [overtop].
domination, n. [government], [dominion], supremacy, [rule], [authority], ascendancy.
domineer, v. [tyrannize], lord it; swagger, [vapor], [bluster].
domineering, a. [tyrannical], [dictatorial], [overbearing], [lordly], [imperious]. Antonyms: [meek], apologetic, [retiring].
dominion, n. [sovereignty], [sway], supremacy; [realm], [empire], [kingdom], [domain].
do more than duty requires. supererogate.
donation, n. [gift], [present], benefaction.
done for. (Colloq.) tired [out], used up, [spent], collapsed, [exhausted].
done up. (Colloq.) wrapped up; worn [out], [exhausted].
donkey, n. [ass], burro, Neddy. Associated words: bray, asinine, asininity.
do-nothing, a. [inactive], [idle], [lazy], fabian, [slothful].
doodlesack, n. [bagpipe].
doom, n. judicial [sentence], [judgment]; [destiny], [death].
door, n. [entrance], portal, [gate]; postern; [porch], [portico]. Associated words: lintel, jamb, [sill], [threshold], stile, panel, [rail], mullion, porte-cochère, [reveal], rabbet, casing.
doorkeeper, n. [porter], concierge, ostiary; tyler.
doorsill, n. [threshold].
dormancy, n. [abeyance], quiescence, [inactivity], torpor, [lethargy], inertness.
dormant, a. quiescent, [latent], inert, [inactive], abeyant, [torpid].
dose, n. draught, dram, potion. Associated word: posology.
dot, n. [period], [point]; dowry; [speck].
dotage, n. [senility], anility, decrepitude; [fondness], affection (excessive or weak).
double, a. [twofold], duplex, bifold, binate; equivocal, Janus-faced, [deceitful], [insincere], [perfidious].
double, v. [duplicate]; [fold], [plait], [pleat].
double, n. [duplicate], counterpart; duplication, [plait], [doubling]; circuit, [maneuver], [shift], [artifice], [stratagem], [ruse].
double-dealing, n. duplicity, dissimulation, [trickery], Machiavelism.
double-faced, a. Janus-faced, [deceitful], [perfidious].
double-headed, a. bicipital, bicipitous.
double-hearted, a. [perfidious], [deceitful], [treacherous], [insincere].
double-minded, a. [irresolute], [vacillating], [unsettled], [undetermined].
doubling, n. duplication, reduplication; [fold], [plait], plication, [double].
doubt, v. [waver], [hesitate], [question], be [undecided], [query]; [distrust], [suspect]. Antonyms: believe, [trust], rely upon.
doubt, n. [indecision], [uncertainty], [vacillation], [irresolution], [misgiving], [query], [suspense], [hesitancy], [distrust], [suspicion], [quandary], [perplexity]; [skepticism], incredulity, pyrrhonism; ambiguity, [difficulty]. Antonyms: conviction, credulity, [confidence], [decision], [assurance], [belief], [certainty].
doubtful, a. [unsettled], [undetermined], [dubious], [wavering], [precarious], [undecided], [irresolute]; [questionable], involved; [ambiguous], enigmatical, problematical, equivocal, [vague], [indefinite]. Antonyms: [certain], implicit, [sure], [unquestionable], [unwavering].
doubting, a. incredulous, suspicious, [skeptical].
doughfaced, a. [pliable], [weak], [irresolute].
doughty, a. [redoubtable], [valiant], [bold], [fearless].
dour, a. [hard], [obstinate], [sour].
douse, v. [duck], [immerse], [dip], [plunge], [souse], [submerge].
dove, n. pigeon. Associated word: coo.
dovecote, n. columbary, pigeonry, pigeon [house].
dovelike, a. columbine.
dowdy, a. [vulgar-looking], [slovenly], [untidy], [slatternly], [frowzy]. Antonyms: See neat.
do without. dispense with.
down, adv. downward, [below].
down, v. [overthrow], [subdue], [floor], prostrate.
down, a. descending, [sloping], downward.
down, n. pubescence; pl. (Colloq.) [depression], [abasement].
downcast, a. [despondent], dejected, discouraged, [gloomy], dispirited.
downcome, n. [downfall].
downfall, n. [downcome], [descent], [reverse], [abasement], [humiliation].
down grade. [descent], declivity.
downhearted, a. dejected, [despondent], discouraged.
downhill, n. [descent], declivity, [slope].--a. declivous, descending, [sloping].
downright, a. [blunt], [direct], [unceremonious], [positive], undisguised, [absolute], unmixed, straightforward.
downy, a. pubescent, flocculent.
draft, n. [drawing], draught; bill of [exchange]; delineation, [sketch], current of [air]; conscript, conscription. Associated word: conscript (one drafted).
drag, v. haul, [trail], [tug], [pull]; [break], [harrow].
drag, n. dragging; dragnet; [harrow]; [skid]; [clog], [impediment], [obstacle].
drain, n. [channel], [gutter], [trench], [ditch], [sewer].
drain, v. [empty], [exhaust], deplete; [filter].
draw, v. haul, [drag], [tug], tow; [attract]; [entice], [allure], [lure], induce, [tempt]; [extract], educe; unsheathe; deduce, [infer], [conclude], derive; [disembowel], eviscerate; delineate, draught, [sketch], [depict], [trace], limn; [influence], [win], induce; [contract], [shrink]. Antonyms: [repel], [repulse], [rebuff], [reject], [alienate].
drawback, n. [disadvantage], [hindrance], [defect], [imperfection]; [rebate], [deduction], [discount].
draw back. [retract]; [shrink], [flinch], [recoil], [withdraw], [wince].
drawer, n. till (money drawer), tiller.
drawing, n. traction, hauling, pulling; graphics, diagraphics, delineation; [sketch], draught, diagram, [picture], limning, representation.
drawing back. [retraction]; [shrinking], flinching, recoiling, [withdrawal], wincing.
drawing off. [withdrawal], [abstraction].
drawing out. [extension], protraction, [stretching]; eduction, extraction.
draw off. [withdraw], [abstract].
draw out. [stretch], [extend], protract; elicit, educe, [extract].
draw up. compose, draught, [write]; array, [arrange].
dread, n. [apprehension], [fear], awe (reverential fear).
dread, v. [fear], [apprehend].
dreadful, a. [fearful], [terrible], formidable, [awful], [dread], dire, direful, [frightful].
dream, n. [vision]; [illusion], [vagary], wild [conceit], revery, [fancy], fantasy. Antonyms: [fact], [actuality], [reality], substance, [realization]. Associated words: Morpheus, Morphean, oneiroscopy, oneiroscopist, oneirocritic, oneiromancy, oneirology, oneirocriticism, [nightmare].
dreamer, n. [visionary], [enthusiast], castle-builder, John-a-dreams.
dreamy, a. [visionary], [unreal], illusory. Antonyms: [practical], [real].
dreary, a. [dismal], drear, [cheerless], lonesome, wearisome, [dull].
dregs, n. pl. [refuse], [sediment], lees, draff; riffraff.
dress, n. [gown], toilette, [robe]; [raiment], [clothes], [clothing], garments, habiliments, attire, garb, apparel, habit, array, costume, togs, toggery. Antonyms: See undress.
dress, v. [clothe], [deck], drape, apparel, [robe], array, attire; adjust, align; curry, [smooth], plane, [finish]; (Colloq.) [castigate], [chastise], [whip]. Antonyms: [undress], disrobe, divest, [strip], [expose].
dress gaudily. bedizen, [prank].
dressing, n. forcemeat, [stuffing], condiment; (Colloq.) [castigation], [scolding], [whipping], flogging, [chastisement].
dressmaker, n. modiste, mantuamaker.
dribble, v. [drip], [trickle].
dribble, n. (Colloq.) trickling.
drier, n. desiccator, desiccant, desiccative, exsiccant, exsiccator.
drift, n. [course], [direction], [bearing], [tendency], [aim], intention intent, [design], import, [meaning]; [accumulation], [heap], [bank], [pile], diluvium.
drill, v. [perforate], [pierce], [bore]; [train], [discipline], [exercise].
drink, v. quaff, sip, sup, imbibe, slake one's [thirst]; tipple, tope, guzzle, [booze], [house], be [intemperate]; [absorb].
drink, n. beverage, potation, potable; draught, dram, potation, drench.
drinkable, a. potable, potulent. Antonym: undrinkable
drinking, n. potation; tippling, bibacity, [drunkenness], [carousal], guzzling, [intemperance]. Antonyms: temperance nephalism, [abstinence], [teetotalism]. Associated words: bibacious, [bibulous], bibitory, dipsomania, alcoholism [thirst], nectar, hobnob, bacchanalian, inebriant, potatory, œnomania, symposium, crapulence, supernaculum [convivial], conviviality, tankard, beaker, [cup], stein, canteen.
drinking-bout, n. [orgies], compotation, bacchanals, carousal [revel], [revelry], wassail, saturnalia, [debauch], [spree], [excess], carouse, jollification.
drip, v. [drop], [trickle], [dribble].
dripping, n. trickling, dribbling.
dripping from the eaves. stillicide.
drive, v. impel, [force], [compel], [press]; propel, [send]; [rush], [press]; [conduct], carry on.
drive at. [aim], [intend], [purpose].
drive away. dispel, [disperse], [scatter], dissipate.
drive back. [repulse], [repel], [rebuff].
drivel, n. driveling; [nonsense], [twaddle].
drivel, v. [drool].
driveler, n. [drooler]; [imbecile], [fool], [idiot].
driver, n. [coachman], jehu, charioteer, [whip].
driving, a. [violent], [forcible]; impelling, impellent, propulsive, [impulsive].
driving, n. guiding by [reins]; impulsion, propulsion, [compulsion], [forcing].
driving back. [repulse], [rebuff], repulsion, repercussion, [repellence], recussion.
driving out. [expulsion].--a. expulsive.
drizzle, n. mizzle, misle, [mist].--v. mizzle, misle.
droll, n. [jester], buffoon, merry-andrew, [zany], harlequin; comedy, [farce], [burlesque].
droll, a. [ludicrous], [laughable], [comical], facetious, [funny].
drollery, n. [waggery], buffoonery, [pleasantry], facetiousness.
drone, n. sluggard, [idler], lounger.
drool, v. [drivel], slaver, slabber.
drooler, n. [driveler], slaverer, slabberer.
droop, v. languish, [faint], grow [faint], [sink]; [bend], [drop], [hang]; slouch; [fade], wilt, wither.
drop, n. globule, minim, blob; pendant; [descent], [fall].
drop, v. [distill], [dribble], [trickle], [drip]; [fall]; let [fall], [release], [banish], [dismiss], discontinue, discard, intermit, remit, [relinquish]; [lower], [sink], depress; variegate, bedrop, [speckle], fleck.
drop by drop. guttatim, guttat, stillatitious.
droplight, n. pendant.
dropping, n. [distillation], trickling, dribbling, falling; stillicide.
droppings, n. pl. [excrement], [dung].
drop serene. amaurosis, gutta serena.
drop-shaped, a. globular, guttiform, stilliform.
dross, n. [refuse], [scum], recrement, draff, [dregs], scobs, [waste], sinter.
drought, n. [aridity], [dryness]; [scarcity], [dearth].
drought plant. xerophyte. Associated words: xerophilous, xerophytic.
drove, n. [herd], [flock]; [crowd], [company].
drown, v. [overwhelm], [submerge], [flood], inundate, deluge.
drowning, n. demersion, submersion, inundation; noyade.
drowsiness, n. [sleepiness], oscitancy.
drowsy, a. [sleepy], dozy, oscitant.
drudge, n. [menial], hack, [slave], [scullion], fag.
drug, v. [deaden], [dull], [stupefy]; [surfeit]; hocus.
drug, n. Associated words: pharmacology, pharmacologist, pharmacy, pharmacognosis, pharmaceutics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacopœoea, pharmacography, spatula, [mortar], pestle, cribration, pharmacopolist, pharmaceutical.
druggist, n. [pharmacist], apothecary, [pharmaceutist].
drum, n. snare-drum; base-drum; kettle-drum; tabor, taborine. Associated words: reveille, rappel, chamade, ruff, tattoo, [ruffle], [roll], rataplan, drummer, drumhead, [drumstick].
drum, v. thrum, strum.
drumstick, n. tibiotarsus.
drunk, a. intoxicated, [drunken], inebriated, tipsy, boozy, besotted. Antonyms: [sober], unintoxicated.
drunk, n. (Slang) [spree], [drunkenness].
drunkard, n. inebriate, [toper], [sot], tippler, [carouser], dipsomaniac, [wine-bibber], bacchanal, bacchanalian, [debauchee]. Antonyms: abstainer, [ascetic], nephalist, [teetotaler].
drunken, a. intoxicated, [drunk]; sottish, [maudlin], [fuddled], mellow, groggy, [disguised].
drunkenness, n. intoxication, inebriety, inebriation, ebriety, ebriosity, [debauch]; [excitement], [frenzy], [inflammation]. Antonyms: [sobriety], [temperance], [abstinence].
dry, a. desiccated, exsiccated, dried, evaporated; [arid], parched; anhydrous; droughty; [barren], uninteresting, jejune, [vapid], [tedious], prosaic, [tame]; [sharp], [keen], [quaint], [shrewd], [droll].
dry, v. [evaporate], desiccate, exsiccate, arefy, insolate (dry in the sun), torrefy; infumate (dry in smoke).
dry goods. textile fabrics. Associated word: mercer.
drying, n. desiccation, exsiccation, [evaporation], torrefaction, arefaction. Associated words: desiccator, exsiccator, desiccative, evaporator, kiln.
drying, a. desiccative, exsiccative, desiccatory, desiccant, exsiccant, evaporative.
dryness, n. [aridity], [drought], desiccation, exsiccation.
dubious, a. [undetermined], [undecided], [doubtful]; equivocal, [questionable], [vague].
duck, v. [souse], [dip], [plunge], [immerse]; [dive]; [dodge], [cringe].
duck, n. drake ([male]); teal; pl. Anatidæ, Anseres. Associated words: anatine, anserine, anatiferous, [quack].
ducking-stool, n. castigatory, trebucket, [cucking-stool], tumbrel.
duct, n. [tube], [canal], [pipe], [channel], conduit.
dude, n. [dandy], [fop], [coxcomb], [swell], popinjay, [exquisite]. Antonyms: sloven, [guy].
dudgeon, n. [resentment], [anger], [displeasure].
dudish, a. [foppish], [dandified], coxcombical. Antonyms: [slovenly], [seedy], unkempt.
duds, n. pl. (Colloq.) frippery (old clothes); [clothes], effects, [things].
due, a. [payable], [unpaid]; [appropriate], [becoming], [proper]; [regular], appointed; [owing], [ascribable].
due, n. [debt]; [duty], [right].
duel, n. monomachia, monomachy.
duelist, n. monomachist.
dugout, n. excavation.
dull, a. unintelligent, obtuse, [stolid], loggerheaded, [inapt], doltish, beetle-headed, blockish, [sluggish]; [apathetic], [unfeeling], insensate, [callous]; [blunt], obtuse, dulled, pointless; [dim], [faint]; [tedious], uninteresting, prosaic, [stupid], wearisome, jejune, depressing; [lifeless], [torpid], [slow], [inactive]; matte, [lusterless], lackluster.
dull, v. [blunt], [rebate], [benumb], obtund, [stupefy], [deaden], hebetate; sully, [tarnish], [obscure], [dim], [bedim]; depress, [sadden], dishearten; assuage, [alleviate], [moderate], [allay].
dumb, a. [mute], [speechless]; pantomimic.
dumbness, n. muteness, obmutescence, [speechlessness].
dumb show. pantomime.
dumfound, v. astound, [amaze], [astonish], [confound].
dumpish, a. [dull], moody, moping, dejected, [gloomy], [despondent].
dumps, n. pl. [melancholy], [depression], [despondency].
dunce, n. dullard, dolt, [numskull], witling, [blockhead], [coot], lackbrain, ninny, oaf, [nincompoop], mooncalf, [ignoramus], [booby], [simpleton].
duncical, a. doltish, witless.
dung, n. ordure, [excrement], [fæces], dejections, lesses, muck; puer, fumet, fiants, treddle, spraints, coprolite (petrified), [mute], guano, ornithocopros. Associated words: coprophagy, coprophagous, Augean, dungmeer, excrementitious, sterconst, sterconcolous, stercoraceous, bubulin.
dupe, n. [gull], cully, gudgeon, dotterel, [victim].
duplicate, a. [double], [twofold], duplex.--n. [facsimile], counterpart. See copy. Antonyms: [original], archetype prototype, [model], [pattern].
dusk, n. [twilight], [evening], nightfall.
dust, n. [powder]; detritus; stive (in flour mills). Associated words: pulverizable, pulverable, pulverulence, [pulverize], pulverization.
dust storm. [simoon]; (in India) shaitan, [devil], peesash; dust [whirl].
dusty, a. [powdery], pulverulent, pulverous, pulverized.
dutiful, a. [obedient], duteous, [submissive], deferential, [docile].
duty, n. [responsibility], incumbency, [accountability]; [service], [business], [work], [function], [office]; [tax], impost, toll, excise, [custom]. Associated words: ethics, deontology, casuistry, ethology, morals, ethicist, ethically, supererogate, supererogation.
dwarf, n. pygmy, gnome, [manikin], dandiprat, Lilliputian, [elf], midget, [runt], Tom Thumb, pigwidgeon, homunculus, hop-o-my-thumb.
dwarf, v. [stunt], atrophy.
dwarfish, a. diminutive, undersized, Lilliputian, pygmy, pygmean, runty, [stunted], [undeveloped], tiny, atrophied.
dweller, n. denizen, [resident], sojourner, [inhabitant], habitant.
dwelling, n. [residence], domicile, [house], [abode].
dwindle, v. [decrease], [diminish], [shrink].
dwindling, n. [decrease], [diminution], [shrinkage].
dye, v. [color], [stain], tinge, imbue.
dying, a. moribund; expiring, [last]; mortal, [perishable].