Words Synonyms

Accentuate Emphasize, Stress

Adept Skilled, Able, Expert
Affront Insult, Offend, Encounter
Allay Ease, Alleviate, Reduce, Quell
Allure Attraction, Charm, Charisma
Amphitheater Pit, Coliseum
Animation Ebullience, Vitality
Annihilate Destroy, Exterminate
Annul Rescind, Invalidate, Revoke
Anonymous Unnamed, Unknown
Apex Peak, Summit, Apogee, Point
Appalling Frightful, Repulsive
Appropriation Allotment, Seizure
Ardor Fervor, Zeal, Lust, Passion
Artisan Creator, Virtuoso, Artist
Assess Appraise, Value, Judge, Weigh
Atrocious Horrible, Cruel, Savage
Auditory Heard, Aural, Audible
Automation Computerization, Mechanization, Cybernetics
Axiom Self-evident truth, Maxim, Adage, Platitude

Words Synonyms
Bane Curse, Plague, Scourge, Evil
Bauble Trinket, Ornament, Toy
Bedlam, Madhouse, Clamor, Chaos
Befall Happen, Occur, Come to pass
Belated Late, Overdue, Remiss
Belie Mislead, Deceive, Repudiate, Gainsay, Disagree
Benefactor Helper, Patron, Protector
Benevolent Altruistic, Philanthropic,
Bereaved Dispossessed, Bereft
Betroth Engage, Espouse, Affiance
Bevel Angle, Cant, Tool, Miter
Bevy Flock, Gaggle, Pride, Swarm
Bland Insipid, Balmy, Amiable, Suave
Bogus Forged, Spurious, Phony, False
Boisterous Noisy, Clamorous, Rowdy
Bolster Reinforce, Support, Sustain
Brandish Wave, Flourish, Threaten
Buttress Prop, Support, Bolster, Brace
Words Synonyms
Callous Hard, Obdurate, Apathetic, Obtuse, Indifferent, Torpid
Cancellation Annulment, Abrogation
Canine Dog, Cur, Hound, Pooch
Capillary Blood vessel, Vein, Tube
Carnivorous Predatory, Rapacious
Cater Supply, Furnish, Procure
Chagrin Trauma, Mishap, Calamity
Chronic Habitual, Inveterate, Perpetual
Clientele Customers, Constituency
Colleague Coworker, Peer, Associate
Collegiate Scholastic, Erudite
Communicable Contagious, Infectious
Comparative Similar, Parallel, Analogous, Near, Matching
Compile Collect, Amass, Cull
Complement Supplement, Aggregate, Full measure, Troupe, Complete
Component Composing, Intrinsic, Part
Compulsion Urgency, Obsession
Concept Theory, Notion, Belief
Conclusive Definitive, Decisive, Absolute, Irrefutable, Ultimate
Confound Confuse, Perplex, Baffle
Consolidate Combine, Blend, Fortify
Consultant Guide, Advisor, Guru
Contemptible Ignoble, Base, Vile
Contraband Illicit, Smuggling
Convalescent Recuperating, Healing
Conveyance Transport, Vehicle
Convulsion Paroxysm, Commotion
Cosmic Vast, Universal, Empyrean
Courier Herald, Messenger, Runner
Credentials Documents, Papers, Vouchers
Creditor Collector, Consignee
Crucial Acute, Intense, Fierce
Crypt Tomb, Sepulcher, Vault
Cryptic Ambiguous, Enigmatic
Cull Collect, Amass, Compile
Cumulative Increasing, Intensifying
Curtail Reduce, Abridge, Blunt
Curvature Bend, Arch, Camber
Cynical Misanthropic, Alienated
Words Synonyms
Callous Hard, Obdurate, Apathetic, Obtuse, Indifferent, Torpid
Cancellation Annulment, Abrogation
Canine Dog, Cur, Hound, Pooch
Capillary Blood vessel, Vein, Tube
Carnivorous Predatory, Rapacious
Cater Supply, Furnish, Procure
Chagrin Trauma, Mishap, Calamity
Chronic Habitual, Inveterate, Perpetual
Clientele Customers, Constituency
Colleague Coworker, Peer, Associate
Collegiate Scholastic, Erudite
Communicable Contagious, Infectious
Comparative Similar, Parallel, Analogous, Near, Matching
Compile Collect, Amass, Cull
Complement Supplement, Aggregate, Full measure, Troupe, Complete
Component Composing, Intrinsic, Part
Compulsion Urgency, Obsession
Concept Theory, Notion, Belief
Conclusive Definitive, Decisive, Absolute, Irrefutable, Ultimate
Confound Confuse, Perplex, Baffle
Consolidate Combine, Blend, Fortify
Consultant Guide, Advisor, Guru
Contemptible Ignoble, Base, Vile
Contraband Illicit, Smuggling
Convalescent Recuperating, Healing
Conveyance Transport, Vehicle
Convulsion Paroxysm, Commotion
Cosmic Vast, Universal, Empyrean
Courier Herald, Messenger, Runner
Credentials Documents, Papers, Vouchers
Creditor Collector, Consignee
Crucial Acute, Intense, Fierce
Crypt Tomb, Sepulcher, Vault
Cryptic Ambiguous, Enigmatic
Cull Collect, Amass, Compile
Cumulative Increasing, Intensifying
Curtail Reduce, Abridge, Blunt
Curvature Bend, Arch, Camber
Cynical Misanthropic, Alienated

ynonyms D

Words Synonyms
Exquisite, choice, rare, refined ; savory, palatable, delicious,
Dainty
toothsome, tasty, epicurean; fastidious, luxurious.

Damage Hurt, injury, detriment, loss, mischief, impairment

Danger Peril, risk, hazard, venture, insecurity, liability, jeopardy.

Adventurous, fearless, risky, brave, courageous, dauntless, intrepid,
Daring
valorous.
Black, swarthy, opaque, obscure, shadowy, lurid, sunless, murky,
cloudy, overcast, ebon, pitchy, secret; mysterious, enigmatical,
Dark
unintelligible, occult, abstruse; gloomy, disheartening, cheerless,
dismal ; ignorant, rude, untaught
Darling Sweetheart, love, pet, favorite, idol, dear.
Strike, hurl, cast, throw, drive, send, speed, dart; alloy, adulterate ;
Dash suffuse, overspread,
color; disappoint, ruin, frustrate; surprise, abash.
Dastard Coward, craven, recreant
Data Facts, basis, grounds, postulates, premises, given conditions.
Daub Smear, plaster, sully, begrime, soil, deface, defile.
Daunt Terrify, alarm, intimidate, appal, frighten off, tame.
Valiant, fearless, intrepid, bold, indomitable, unconquerable,
Dauntless
valorous, chivalrous, heroic, brave, daring.
Dawn Appear, begin, open; break, grow light, rise.
Dazzle Daze, blind; astonish, surprise, overpower, bewilder, confuse.
Lifeless, breathless, inanimate; deceased, defunct, departed; dull,
Dead cold, frigid, inert, indifferent ; tasteless, insipid, flat; insensible,
heavy, unconscious, spiritless, still, torpid.
Mortal, fatal, destructive, noxious, murderous, malignant, pernicious,
Deadly
baneful, venomous.
Hard of hearing; dull, insensible, heedless ; inexorable, averse,
Deaf
disinclined; inaudible.
 Bargain, chaffer, trade, traffic, do business; distribute, allot, divide,
Deal
share, mete out.
Dear Costly, high-priced, expensive, precious; beloved, valued.
Dearth Lack, want, scarcity, poverty.
Death Decease, dying, dissolution, departure, exit, expiration.
Debar Exclude, bar out, stop, prevent, prohibit, restrain, hinder.
Debase Degrade, deprave, corrupt, alloy, deteriorate, lower, impair.
Debate Discussion, dispute, controversy, contention, altercation, contest.
Debatable Dubious, doubtful, uncertain, disputable, problematical
Debauch Seduce, corrupt, vitiate, defile.
Debility Infirmity, weakness, languor, exhaustion, feebleness.
Debt Liability, obligation, default, claim, score.
Debtor Borrower, Mortgagor
Decay Corrupt, putrefy, decompose, rot, spoil, molder, wither, perish.
Deceit Fraud, deception, cheating, artifice, imposition, guile.
Cheat, dupe, delude, beguile, fool, trick, impose upon, disappoint,
Deceive
mislead, circumvent, entrap.
Craft, cunning, lying, fraud, hypocrisy, trickery, delusion, duplicity,
Deception deceitfulness,
falsehood, prevarication.
Decide Determine, settle, conclude, close, terminate, end, resolve.
Decipher Reveal, explain, unravel, unfold.
Determination, conclusion, judgment;
Decision
firmness, resolution.
Decisive Conclusive, positive, final, definitive, indisputable.
Deck Adorn, dress, ornament.
Declaim. Recite, speak, debate, harangue.
Declamation Harangue, effusion, debate, oratory, elocution.
Assertion, affirmation, avowal ; publication, proclamation, official
Declaration
announcement.
Declare Announce, publish, advertise, reveal, proclaim.
Decline. Fall, decay, decadence, degeneration ; refusal, rejeotion, repudiation.
Declivity. Fall, slope, descent.
Decoction. Concoction, mixture, mess.
Decompose. Analyze, dissolve, resolve; decay, putrefy, become corrupt.
Decorate. Adorn, embellish, improve.
Decorum. Dignity, order, propriety, seemliness.
Lessen, diminish, subside, want, dwindle, curtail, retrench, reduce,
Decrease
lower.
Decree Decision, determination, law, edict, mandate, manifesto
Decrepit Weak, infirm, tottering, aged.
Decry Disparage, detract, depreciate, denounce, abase, traduce.
Devote, hallow, sanctify, consecrate; address, inscribe; assign, apply,
Dedicate
set apart.
Deduce Infer, draw, derive, conclude.
Performance, act, action, exploit; reality, fact, truth; document,
Deed
instrument.
Profound; difficult, mysterious, hard, intricate ; penetrating,
Deep
sagacious, astute, intelligent, discerning, shrewd ;
Default Neglect, failure, omission, want, forfeit
Defeat Overthrow, frustration, discomfiture.
Defect Fault, flaw, imperfection; omission, want, shortcoming.
Apology, justification, vindication; shelter, shield, protection, guard,
Defense resistance, rampart, fortress, safeguard,
bulwark.
Defer Delay, postpone, procrastinate, adjourn, put off; yield to, respect.
Deference. Respect, consideration, esteem, veneration, homage.
Defile. Contaminate, spoil, pollute, vitiate, infect, taint, befoul.
Description, exposition, comment, explanation, interpretation,
Definition
rendering, translation.
Ugliness, malformation, distortion, disfigurement, abnormity,
Deformity.
hideousness.
Defrayment. Payment, settlement, liquidation, discharge.
Defy. Challenge, dare, provoke, scorn, brave.
Degradation, deterioration, growing worse, decay, decline ;
Degeneracy.
inferiority, meanness.
Grade, rank, step, station, stage, quality, standing; measure,
Degree
interval, space.
Disheartened, discouraged, depressed, downcast, despondent,
Dejected.
gloomy, melancholy, low-spirited.
Postponement, procrastination
Delay.
; hindrance, impediment.
Delegate (n) Substitute, proxy, representative, legate, deputy.
Delegate (v) Depute, commission, appoint, empower, constitute, ordain.
Destructive, noxious, deadly, poisonous; hurtful, harmful, injurious,
Deleterious pernicious,
unwholesome.
Meditate, ponder, debate, confer, consider, reflect, consult, weigh,
Deliberate,
cogitate.
Cautious, careful, wary; well-advised, purposed, studied; slow,
Deliberate, leisurely;
intentional, earnest, unbiased.
 Dainty, morsel, tidbit, relish; refinement, luxury, nicety, elegance;
Delicacy
frailty, weakness ; fastidiousness, scrupulousness; purity, sensibility.
Delicious Dainty, savory, delightful, luscious, exquisite.
Joy, gladness, charm, rapture, transport, satisfaction, pleasure,
Delight
ecstasy, happiness, enjoyment, bliss.
Agreeable, congenial, grateful, pleasant, refreshing, welcome,
Delightful. satisfying, delicious,
acceptable, pleasurable.
Delineate. Describe, figure, represent, sketch, draw, portray, depict, paint.
Delinquent. Offender, culprit, criminal, miscreant, malefactor.
Free, liberate, release; save, rescue; give, hand over, transfer; yield,
Deliver
grant, resign, surrender; pronounce, declare, speak, discharge, deal.
Inundation, flood, overflow,
Deluge
rush, cataclysm.
Error, fallacy, illusion, hallucination, trick, snare, fraud, deception,
Delusion
imposture.
Demand Require, ask, call for, insist, exact, challenge.
Outline, sketch, limit, boundary, division, enclosure, separation,
Demarcation
distinction.
Demean Behave, comport, act, conduct one's self.
Demerit Fault, delinquency, misdeed, failure.
Democratic Popular, representative, republican, radical
Demolish Overthrow, destroy, overturn, raze, ruin.
Exhibition, exemplification; manifestation, illustration; evidence,
Demonstration
proof, certainty
Demoralize Corrupt, deprave, vitiate, undermine, subvert.
Demure Sedate, staid, modest, prudish, discreet.
Denial Refusal; contradiction, negation, disavowal.
Denizen Citizen, subject, inhabitant, dweller, sojourner.

Denomination Name, designation, description, appellation, class, sect, school

Brand, defame, stigmatize, decry ; accuse ; menace, threaten ;

Denounce proscribe, vituperate.

Dense Thick, slow, compact, solid, close, thickset

Denunciation Censure, arraignment; threat, menace; exposure

Deny Refuse, withhold ; contradict, gainsay ; renounce, abjure, disown.

Leave, go, start, sally, retire, disappear, vanish, bid farewell; die,
Depart decease.
 Division, section, portion; function, office, duty, station; province,
Department branch, line.

Dependent Hanging, resting, contingent, conditioned, relying, subject, relative.

Depict Portray, draw, paint, delineate.

Lamentable, pitiable, sad, mournful, disastrous, calamitous, grievous,

Deplorable distressing, melancholy.

Deportment Conduct, carriage, behavior, demeanor, character.

Depose Dethrone, debase, degrade, dismiss, oust, displace.

Deprecate Regret, disapprove, lament; intercede, expostulate.

Depreciate Disparage, decry, undervalue, detract, underestimate.

Robbery, pillage, plunder, spoliation, theft, invasion, trespass, havoc,

Depredation encroachment.

Lowering, degradation, abasement, perversion, depreciation,

Depression dejection, discouragement; hollow, valley, decline.

Bereave, rob, divest, strip, despoil, dispossess, depose; prevent,

Deprive hinder.

Lieutenant, agent, representative,

Deputy envoy, legate, substitute, vicegerent, proxy, delegate.

Disorder, confusion, disarrangement; disturbance, discomposure;

madness,
Derangement lunacy, insanity, mania, delirium,
alienation, aberration.

Derision Scorn, contempt, ridicule, mockery, contumely, scoffing.

Derivation Source, origin, genesis, fountain, descent, root, etymology.

Derogate Detract, depreciate, disparage, compromise, lessen.

Offspring, posterity, progeny, stock, family, lineage, scion, branch,

Descendant issue

Trace, draw, portray, mark out, represent, depict, recount, narrate,

Describe illustrate, define, explain, characterize.

Perceive, discern, recognize, discover, espy, see, behold, detect, find

Descry out.

Desecrate Profane, pollute, pervert, abuse, secularize, prostitute.

Desert Solitude, wild, wilderness, waste.

Desideratum Very desirable thing, requisite, want, essential.

Intend, plan, prepare, project, contrive, scheme, purpose, mean,

Design (v) propose; draw, delineate, sketch ; contemplate,
outline, plot.

Specify, particularize; describe, define, denominate, name, call, style,

Designate christen, dub ; appoint, allot.

Eligible, expedient, advantageous, beneficial, advisable, valuable,

Desirable profitable, enviable, proper, judicious.

Appetite, inclination, longing, proclivity, craving, impulse, hankering,

Desire coveting, propensity, wish; aspiration, will

Bereaved, comfortless, forlorn, cheerless, lonely, solitary;

Desolate uninhabited, forsaken, unfrequented, waste, dreary,
wild.

Despair Desperation, discouragement, hopelessness, despondency

Despatch Expedite, speed, accelerate, quicken, hasten; kill, slay.

Wild, reckless, despondent, hopeless, wretched, forlorn, lost; heroic,

Desperate extreme,
defiant; precipitate, headlong, frantic.

Despise Contemn, scorn, slight, disdain, spurn

Despoil Strip, denude, ravage; rob, plunder, pillage, devastate.

Despotic Tyrannical, absolute, imperious, autocratic, arrogant.

Destination Aim, end, object, purpose, design; goal, harbor.

Destiny Fate, lot, doom, star, fortune, necessity, end, predestination.

Ruinous, injurious, pernicious, deleterious, baneful, detrimental,

Destructive hurtful, noxious.

Desuetude Disuse, non-observance, obsolescence.

Rambling, irregular, capricious, wandering, roving, discursive,

Desultory cursory, erratic, spasmodic, unsystematic.

Account, narrative, recital; detachment; individual, particular, item,

Detail specialty, element, point, component.

Detention Hindrance, retaining, restraint, stopping.

 Hinder, discourage, prevent, restrain, withhold, terrify, scare,
Deter dishearten, dissuade

Deteriorate Impair, degrade, debase; decline, degenerate

Settle, adjust, decide; ascertain, verify; influence, lead, incline ;

Determine resolve.

Detest Abominate, abhor, execrate, loathe, shrink from

Dethrone Depose, uncrown, drive out of power, cause to abdicate.

Depreciate, disparage, lessen, derogate, calumniate, slander, defame,

Detract decry, vilify

Loss, damage, injury, harm, evil, prejudice, disadvantage,

Detriment impairment, inconvenience.

Evolve, unfold, educe, disclose, unravel, exhibit, expand, enlarge;

Develop open, grow, mature

Digress, wander, deflect, veer, diverge; depart, err, stray, swerve ;

Deviate differ, vary.

Contrivance, invention, design, project, plan, scheme, expedient,

Device resource; wile, artifice, stratagem, evasion, fraud; emblem, symbol,
type.

Erratic, wandering, deviating, crooked, circuitous, misleading,

Devious
treacherous, roundabout.
Plan, design, contrive, imagine, scheme, project, concoct; bequeath,
Devise
leave.
Devoid Void, wanting, empty, destitute, vacant, unprovided for.
Transfer, consign, convey, demise, devise, deliver; impose, place,
Devolve
attach, commission, charge, depute; fall, pass, be transferred.

Dedication, consecration, piety, religion, sanctity, holiness, worship,

Devotion
adoration; attachment, affection, love; ardor, earnestness, zeal,
eagerness, self-sacrifice.
Consume, gorge, eat ravenously, swallow ; destroy, annihilate,
Devour
waste, swallow up, expend.
Dexterity Aptitude, skill, expertness, readiness, adroitness.
Crown, chaplet, fillet, wreath, tiara, circlet. Diagnosis. Investigation,
Diadem
determination, analysis.
Diagnostic Symptom, feature, sign, cue, indication, mark, index.
Language, phraseology, tongue, speech, provincialism, idiom, accent.
Dialect Dialogue. Conversation between two people, colloquy, discourse,
tete-a-tete.
 Direct, ordain, command, prescribe, order, bid, require, decree;
Dictate
utter; prompt, suggest, enjoin, instruct.
Dictation Injunction, precept, command, rule, maxim, direction, utterance.
Imperious, imper tive, domineering, arbitrary, absolute, unlimited,
Dictatorial
authoritative, unrestricted, overbearing.
Expression, language, phrase, phraseology, style, verbiage,
Diction
vocabulary, wording.
Dictionary Lexicon, word-book, glossary, vocabulary.
Die Expire, decease, depart; wither, perish, decay, decline,
Food, victuals, nourishment, aliment, nutriment, provision, viands,
Diet
rations, fare, subsistence
Contrast, diversity, variation, variety, discrepancy, disagreement,
Difference
disparity, distinction, divergence, unlikenesa.
Discriminate, individualize, distinguish, particularize, specify,
Differentiate
segregate, identify.
Arduous, exhausting, severe, onerous, trying, toilsome, hard,
Difficult laborious; intricate, involved, obscure, enigmatical; unmanageable,
reserved, opposed, unamenable.
Modest, doubtful, reluctant, hesitating; bashful, timid, shy, self-
Diffident
distrustful.
Methodize, systematize, arrange, classify, cod'ify ; study, ponder,
Digest
consider, contemplate, meditate, con; master, assimilate.
Stately, noble, grand, majestic, self-respecting, imposing, decorous,
Dignified
august, lofty, exalted, pompous.
Advance, promote, exalt, ennoble, prefer; grace, honor, adorn;
Dignify
elevate, aggrandize.
Digress Deviate, ramble, wander; differ.

Dilapidation Ruin, decay, disintegration, downfall, demolition.

Dilate Stretch wide, expand, enlarge, widen, distend.

Slow, loitering, tardy, procrastinating, dawdling, lagging, lingering,
Dilatory
sluggish.
Industry, assiduity, activity, perseverance, application, attention,
Diligence
care, heed.
Dim Obscure, dark, covered, hidden, dusky, indistinct, uncertain.
Dimension Measurement, bulk, mass, extent
Diminish Lessen, reduce, decrease, abate