Synonyms: words starting with D
697 words starting with D that have a synonyms page, each shown with its closest synonyms.
- dabbit, master, scrap
- dadpappa, ayr, ba
- daddyda, dad, dada
- daddy longlegscranefly, tipulid, harvestman
- daftasinine, balmy, barmy
- dagdaglock, taglock, dagging
- dagowog, wop
- daikonmooli, beauty heart radish, Chinese green radish
- dailycircadianly, diurnally, daily paper
- dalliancetrifling, flirtation, dawdling
- dallydilly-dally, caress, worship
- damagehurt, destroy, harm
- damagingharmful, detrimental, hurtful
- dame's rocketdamask violet, dame’s violet, dames-wort
- dammit4uck, ay, chihuahua
- damndoom, convict, anathematize
- damnationblame, condemning, disapproval
- damnatorycondemning, disapproving, condemnatory
- damnedcondemned, cursed, blessed
- damnifyharm, wound, abuse
- dampmoist, melancholy, sorrowful
- dandiacaldandy, lily-handed, foppish
- dandizettedandyess, quaintrelle, dudelet
- dandylily-handed, foppish, dandified
- dandyishdandy, lily-handed, foppish
- dangerthreat, peril, menace
- dangerousrisky, hazardous, unsafe
- darkgloomy, out
- darkenblacken, swarten
- darklyblackly, sably, anonymously
- darlingdear, precious, dearest
- dashbit, rush, sprint
- dastardlychicken-hearted, double-dealing, cowardly
- databasedatabank, data set, dataset
- datesee, go out, age
- datedold-fashioned, outdated, anachronous
- datelessaddlebrained, addlepated, airheaded
- daubsmear, cover, apply
- dauberinkball, botcher, bumbler
- dauntingdismaying, unsettling, disconcerting
- dawdledally, dilly-dally, lollygag
- dawgbabber, billy, bredrin
- dawnsunrise, sunlight, daybreak
- daydaytime, daylight, photoperiod
- daybreaksunrise, dawn, sunlight
- daylightsunlight, day, daytime
- daystarVenus, Phosphorus, Eosphorus
- daytimeday, daylight, photoperiod
- de-emphasizeunderestimate, downplay, belittle
- deadgone, expired, lifeless
- dead to rightsred-handedly, guiltily, blameworthily
- deallot, plenty, transaction
- deal withhandle, treat, cover
- dearexpensive, costly, special
- dearthlack, scarcity, paucity
- deathpassing, end, downfall
- debasedegrade, dirty, devalue
- debasementcorruption, deterioration, degeneration
- debauchcorrupt, seduce, warp
- debauchmentperversion, adulteration, debasement
- debrisjunk, wreckage, detritus
- decadentlotus-eating, self-indulgent, hedonistic
- decaredunam, stremma
- deceasedemise, quietus, death
- deceaseddead, lifeless, low
- deceitfraud, deception, trickery
- deceitfulnesstrickery, deceit, dissimulation
- deceivetrick, catch, sham
- deceiverrook, swindler, fabricator
- decencyintegrity, honor, righteousness
- decennialdecade, decennalia, tin anniversary
- decentmoral, good, satisfactory
- decentlycorrectly, rightly, morally
- deceptiontrickery, deceit, mislead
- deceptivemisleading, deceitful, fallacious
- decideseparate, choose, judge
- decimalbase-ten, denary, decimal number
- decipherdecode, decrypt, solve
- decisionchoice, opinion, award
- declarestate, announce, assert
- declinationrejection, refusal, disapproval
- decodedecipher, decrypt
- decomposefragment, disintegrate, break down
- decorategrace, array, ornament
- decorationornament, ornamentation, adornment
- decorousmoral, righteous, virtuous
- decorouslycorrectly, rightly, morally
- decreasereduce, drop, lower
- decrementdeduction, drop, cut
- dedicateallocate, devote, give up
- deductiondrop, choice, opinion
- deemconsider, esteem, find
- deepprofound, thick, great
- deep-seatedbred-in-the-bone, deep-rooted, deep-lying
- defaceinjure, mar, harm
- defacementvandalism, disfiguration
- defamationaspersion, calumny, aftertale
- defamehumble, wrong, disgrace
- defeathumble, beat, thrash
- defecatepoo, stool, dung
- defecationpoo, purging, spraying
- defectflaw, sin, shortcoming
- defectortraitor, turncoat, apostate
- defedationpollution, adulteration, defilement
- defendprotect, guard, shield
- defensesafeguard, defence, fortification
- defermentdeferral, procrastination
- defiantrebellious, recalcitrant, truculent
- deficiencywant, lack, shortage
- deficientwanting, awanting, lacking
- defilesoil, foul, spot
- defilementcorruption, pollution, contamination
- definiteunquestionable, limited
- deformdistort, disfigured, distorted
- defunctold-fashioned, elderly, unemployed
- degeneracycorruption, sin, wrongdoing
- degenerationdeterioration, degradation, debasement
- degradationcorruption, abasement, deterioration
- degradehumble, disgrace, reduce
- degreelevel, grade
- dehydratedesiccate, exsiccate, parch
- deifydivinize, apotheosize
- dejectupset, unhappy, grieve
- dejecteddepressed, miserable, unhappy
- dejectionill-being, depression, misery
- delaypostpone, defer, procrastinate
- deleteremove, strike, expunge
- deleteriousharmful, damaging, detrimental
- deliberateslow, intentional, purposeful
- deliberationthought, contemplation, pondering
- delibleerasable, deletable
- delicioustasty, palatable, luscious
- delicttort, transgression, misdemeanor
- delightjoy, glee, felicity
- delightedthrilled, joyful, cock-a-hoop
- delinquencywrong, crime, offense
- deliverrid, outbring, free
- demandcall, imposition, frain
- demandingtaxing, picky, authoritarian
- demeanshame, discredit, disgrace
- demigodhalfgod, semigod
- demisedecease, fatality, quietus
- democraticdemocratical, democratist, democrat
- demondevil, goblin, imp
- demoniacdemonic, satanic, devilish
- demonicsatanic, diabolical, fell
- demonizedemonify, diabolize, monster
- demoralizediscourage, daunt, deter
- demotehumble, reduce, disgrace
- demoticvernacular, popular
- demuroppose, scruple, abide
- demuregrave, sedate, grievous
- demurralhiatus, recess, procrastination
- denlair, luster, Wiktionary appendix of animal terms, including their homes
- denialrejection, refusal, disapproval
- denigratewrong, dirty, foul
- denizendweller, habitué, native
- denominatestyle, designate, call
- denouncefault, finger, condemn
- densecrowded, compact, thick
- densitydenseness, mass density, number density
- denycontradict, refute, disclaim
- deoxyribonucleic acidDNA, deoxyribose nucleic acid, desoxyribose nucleic acid
- departleave, die, deviate
- depauperatebeggar, depauperize, ruin
- depauperizeruin, beggar, destitute
- dependencyprovince, colony, protectorate
- depictportray, show, visualise
- depicturedepict, portray, render
- deplorabletragic, sad, depressing
- deploremourn, sorrow, pine
- depopulatedesolate, depeople, dispeople
- deportmentconduct, comportment
- depravationcorruption, perversion, sin
- depravewrong, dirty, foul
- depravementdefilement, depravation, perversion
- depravitywrong, corruption, sin
- deprecatecondemn, blame, rebuke
- depreciatedirty, degrade, devalue
- depressupset, unhappy, grieve
- depressingtragic, sad, grim
- depressionill-being, misery, sorrow
- depthabyss, deepness, bottom
- deputydelegate, legate, surrogate
- derangedcrazy, weird, mad
- derelictdesert, deserted, desolate
- deridetwit, scoff, brock
- derisiblepathetic, despicable, base
- derisivemocking, ridiculing, disdainful
- derivativederivate, offshoot, spinoff
- dermalcutaneous, dermic, epidermal
- dermisderma, derm, corium
- derogatede-emphasize, underestimate, downplay
- desaltdesalinate, desalinise, desalinize
- descendantscion, afterbear
- describableexpressible, articulable, enunciable
- describereport, depict, represent
- descriptionportrait, sort, kind
- descriptivistdescriptivistic, descriptionistic, descriptionist
- desecratecorrupt, profane, defile
- desertcomeuppance, forsaken, peopleless
- deserveearn, merit, win
- desiccateexsiccate, dehydrate, dry out
- designplan, project, proposal
- designatestyle, note, name
- desirewant, wish, hunger
- desistrest, cease, hold
- desolatedesert, vacant, deserted
- desolationgloominess, ruin, solitariness
- despairdesperation, hopelessness, despondency
- desperationdespair, hopelessness, despondency
- despicablewicked, vile, pathetic
- despisescorn, pass, disrespect
- despitenotwithstanding, with
- desponddespair, desperation, despondency
- despondencydespair, ill-being, depression
- despondentdepressed, miserable, unhappy
- destinyfate, fortune, doom
- destitutepoor, void, bankrupt
- destroylevel, waste, eliminate
- destructiblewreckable, breakable, destroyable
- destructionextermination, eradication, obliteration
- destructiveruinous, calamitous, harmful
- desuetudeobsolescence, disuse, superannuation
- desultoryrandom, rambling, meandering
- detachdisengage, allocate, unfasten
- detachedfair-minded, objective, neutral
- detailminutia, technicality
- detaindelay, impede
- detectiveinvestigator, sleuth, beagle
- detentionretardation, delay, hindrance
- deteriorateworsen, to go off, nerf
- deteriorationcorruption, worsening, degeneration
- determinationchoice, purpose, decision
- determinefind, decide, judge
- determinedpurposeful, fortitudinous, purposive
- determinerdisposer, arbitrator, definer
- dethronediscrown, disenthrone, uncrown
- detortdistort, skew, corrupt
- detractwrong, dirty, foul
- detractorderogator, slanderer
- detrimentharm, disadvantage
- detrimentalharmful, damaging, hurtful
- deucetwo, number two, big jobs
- deucedgoddamned, hellbound, reprobate
- devaluedirty, degrade, depreciate
- developevolve, transform, transmute
- developedindustrialised, big, advanced
- developmenttransformation, metamorphosis, transfiguration
- deviantoutlier, deviate, heteroclite
- deviateswerve, veer, stray
- devicemachine, tool, apparatus
- devildemon, imp
- devil-may-carehappy-go-lucky, laid-back, rash
- devilishabandoned, demonic, satanic
- deviseset, plan, design
- devolvesuffer, pass down, pass on
- devoteeaddict, aficionado, freak
- devourwolf, consume, engorge
- devoutheavenly-minded, practicing, Allah-fearing
- dewarDewar bulb, Dewar flask, Dewar tube
- dewybedewed, roric
- dewy-eyedmisty-eyed, teary-eyed
- dextromethorphanDM, DXM, dex
- dextrorotatorydextro, dextrogyre, dextrogyrate
- dholeadjag, Asian wild dog, Indian wild dog
- diableriewitchcraft, sorcery, conjuring
- diabolicalfell, abandoned, demonic
- diagonalsloping, aslant, aslope
- diagramplan, design, schematic
- diamondadamant, sparkler, lozenge
- diamondbackeastern diamondback rattlesnake, common rattlesnake, Florida diamond-back
- diapernappy, napkin, padding
- diaphanoussee-through, sheer, insubstantial
- diaphoresissweating, perspiration, hyperhidrosis
- diarrheadysentery, poop water, the runs
- diatribej'accuse, tirade, screed
- dibbledibber, dibbler, dib
- dichromaticbicolour, bichrome, bicoloured
- dickanaconda, baloney pony, bald-headed hermit
- dick arounddick about, faff about, faff around
- dickenson earth, the hell, the devil
- DickensianDickensesque, Dickenesque, Dickensish
- dictatorydogmatical, overbearing, dictatorial
- dictionarydict., lexicon, vocabulary
- diddlereel, defraud, go to bed with
- diddlyace, atom, thought
- dieexpire, perish, flatline
- differdissent, mismatch
- differencediversity, disparity, departure
- differentother, various, assorted
- differentiatedistinguish, individualize, change
- differentlyotherwise, otherways
- difficultchallenging, rough, hard
- diffidentlyhumbly, shyly, uncertainly
- diffuseforspread, spread out, palaverous
- digger pinebull pine(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.), foothill pine, California foothill pine
- dightfit out, kit out, clothe
- digitplace, figure
- digitalelectronic, digitized
- dignifyhonor, grace, promote
- dilationdilatation, expansion, cunctation
- dildoaddle-brain, addlehead, airhead
- dilemmaCatch-22, trouble, fix
- dilutecorrupt, abase, dash
- dimdull, dingy
- dimeten-cent piece, grand, dime piece
- dimensionaspect, magnitude, proportion
- diminishreduce, minimize, lessen
- diminutiondecline, abatement, diminishment
- diminutivelilliputian, tiny
- dimnessdullness, dimwittedness, dullwittedness
- dimpledepression, dent, indentation
- dindrum, ballyhoo, blast
- dinerrestaurant, dining car, restaurant car
- ding-a-lingring-a-ding, ting-a-ling, tingaling
- ding-dongring-a-ding, ding-a-ling, ringaling
- dingbatrebus, dingus, thingamabob
- dingeranaconda, baloney pony, bald-headed hermit
- dingleberrybearberry, arando, idiot
- dingusthingamajig, Sorted by number of Google hits, widget
- dingydim, gloomy, wan
- dinnersupper, tea, lunch
- dipsnuff, chewing tobacco, pack a lip
- diphtheriadiphtheritis, strangling angel, strangling angel of children
- dipsomaniacalcoholic, dipso, drunkard
- dirdumberating, chockling, throughgoing
- direstar-crossed, ill-starred, sinister
- directimmediate, patent
- direction indicatortrafficator, directional
- directlyprecisely, straightwise, undeviatingly
- dirgethrenody, coronach
- dirhemdram, Turkish dram, drachm
- dirkdork, anaconda, baloney pony
- dirtensoil, foul, spot
- dirtynasty, foul, filthy
- dirty bombRDD, radiological dispersal device, radiological bomb
- disabilityhandicap, disabledness, incapacity
- disablecripple, incapacitate
- disabledincapacitated, lame, indisposed
- disadvantagecon, drawback, afterdeal
- disappearperish, dissolve, vanish
- disapprobationblame, condemnation, condemning
- disapprobatorycondemning, disapproving, condemnatory
- disapprovalblame, rejection, refusal
- disapprovinglycensoriously, condemningly, reprehensively
- disasterapocalypse, catastrophe, woe
- disastrousstar-crossed, catastrophic, ill-starred
- disastrouslycatastrophically, devastatingly, destructively
- disavowdisclaim, disown, deny
- disc jockeydeejay, selector
- discardtrash, ditch, scrap
- discerndistinguish, see
- dischargedismiss, fire, let go
- disciplinablepunishable, penal
- disciplinepunishment, penalty, sanction
- disclaimdisavow, disown, renounce
- disclosereveal, publish, divulge
- discomfithumble, embarrass, humiliate
- discommenddisrecommend, unrecommend, deprecate
- discommendationdispraise, reprehension, avoidance
- discomposebother, disturb, agitate
- disconcertbother, disturb, puzzle
- disconnectdisconnector, decouple, detach
- disconsolatemiserable, unhappy, depressing
- disconsolatelybleakly, dejectedly, inconsolably
- discontinueddefunct, superannuated, disused
- discontinuousstop-start, intermittent, broken
- discordantcontentious, argumentative, quarrelsome
- discouragedeter, daunt, dissuade
- discoursecommunication, sermon, treatise
- discoverfind, detect, recognize
- discoverablediscernible, findable
- discreditdemerit, demean, disgrace
- discreetappropriate, low-profile, prudent
- discreetlycautiously, tactfully, prudently
- discrepancyvariance, mismatch, incompatibility
- disculpateclear, vindicate, absolve
- discusstreat, chat, moot
- disdaincontempt, scorn
- disdainfullow, scornful, supercilious
- diseaseillness, sickness, disorder
- diseasedinfected, disease-ridden
- disembarkalight, debark, land
- disempowerdishearten, dispirit, demoralize
- disentangleunravel, untangle, unsnarl
- disenthrallfree, unenthrall, unenslave
- disenthronedethrone, uncrown
- disgracedishonor, ignominy, discredit
- disgruntleddiscontent, displeased
- disguisehide, masquerade
- disgustnausea, antipathy, loathing
- disgustingunpleasant, obnoxious, repulsive
- dishplate, dishful, plateful
- dish outdistribute, give out, hand out
- dishclothdishrag, dishtowel
- dishonestlyfalse, falsely, illegitimately
- disinterestapathy, impartiality
- disinterestedfair-minded, objective, neutral
- disjoinseparate, differentiate, disaggregate
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Synonyms and antonyms adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped them by meaning and gave each word its own synonyms page. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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