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Dainty.Exquisite, choice, rare, refined; savory, palatable, delicious, toothsome, tasty, epicurean; fastidious, luxurious.
Ant.Common, dirty, vulgar, coarse, defiled, nasty, foul, filthy.
Damage.Hurt, injury, detriment, loss, mischief, impairment.
Ant.Benefit, compensation, advantage, blessing, reparation.
Danger.Peril, risk, hazard, venture, insecurity, liability, jeopardy.
Ant.Safety, security, precaution, defense.
Daring.Adventurous, fearless, risky, brave, courageous, dauntless, intrepid, valorous.
Ant.Cautious, timid, wary, fearful.
Dark.Black, swarthy, opaque, obscure, shadowy, lurid, sunless, murky, cloudy, overcast, ebon, pitchy, secret; mysterious, enigmatical, unintelligible, occult, abstruse; gloomy, disheartening, cheerless, dismal; ignorant, rude, untaught, benighted;wicked, foul, horrible, damnable, vile, atrocious, infernal; joyless, mournful, sad, sorrowful.
Ant.White, fair, light, radiant, bright, clear, buoyant, plain, brilliant, glaring, crystalline, transparent, dazzling, luminous, illumed; happy, joyful, festive.
Darling.Sweetheart, love, pet, favorite, idol, dear.
Dash.Strike, hurl, cast, throw, drive, send, speed, dart; alloy, adulterate; suffuse, overspread, color; disappoint, ruin, frustrate; surprise, abash.
Ant.Raise, erect, reinstate; creep, crawl; fulfil, realize, effect.
Dastard.Coward, craven, recreant.
Ant.Hero, champion; daredevil.
Data.Facts, basis, grounds, postulates, premises, given conditions.
Ant.Conjectures, assumptions, inferences, deductions.
Date.Time, era, epoch, period, age.
Ant.Non-duration; eternity.
Daub.Smear, plaster, sully, begrime, soil, deface, defile.
Ant.Embellish, decorate; cleanse, whiten.
Daunt.Terrify, alarm, intimidate, appal, frighten off, tame.
Ant.Rally, inspirit, encourage.
Dauntless.Valiant, fearless, intrepid, bold, indomitable, unconquerable, valorous, chivalrous, heroic, brave, daring.
Ant.Cowardly, timid, cautious, fearful, afraid, faint-hearted, shrinking.
Dawn.Appear, begin, open; break, grow light, rise.
Ant.Wane, set, sink, close.
Dazzle.Daze, blind; astonish, surprise, overpower, bewilder, confuse.
Ant.Enlighten, illumine, illuminate; make clear, instruct.
Dead.Lifeless, breathless, inanimate, deceased, defunct, departed; dull, cold, frigid, inert, indifferent; tasteless, insipid, flat; insensible, heavy, unconscious, spiritless, still, torpid.
Ant.Quick, live, living, animate, alive, stirring, vivacious.
Deadly.Mortal, fatal, destructive, noxious, murderous, malignant, pernicious, baneful, venomous.
Ant.Vital, wholesome, life-giving.
Deaf.Hard of hearing; dull, insensible, heedless; inexorable, averse, disinclined; inaudible.
Ant.Acute, listening, attentive, willing, susceptible.
Deal.Bargain, chaffer, trade, traffic, do business; distribute, allot, divide, share, mete out.
Ant.Close, stop, fail; collect, gather, glean, muster.
Dear.Costly, high-priced, expensive, precious; beloved, valued.
Ant.Cheap, common, inexpensive; hated, abhorred.
Dearth.Lack, want, scarcity, poverty.
Ant.Plenty, abundance, luxury.
Death.Decease, dying, dissolution, departure, exit, expiration.
Ant.Life, birth, rise, vitality, growth, activity.
Debar.Exclude, bar out, stop, prevent, prohibit, restrain, hinder.
Ant.Admit, enclose, embrace; allow, indulge, permit, entitle.
Debase.Degrade, deprave, corrupt, alloy, deteriorate, lower, impair.
Ant.Raise, enhance, exalt, honor, purify, improve, ameliorate.
Debate,n.Discussion, dispute, controversy, contention, altercation, contest.
Ant.Compliance, surrender, withdrawal of opposition.
Debatable.Dubious, doubtful, uncertain, disputable, problematical.
Ant.Sure, certain, incontestable, self-evident.
Debauch.Seduce, corrupt, vitiate, defile.
Ant.Purify, elevate.
Debility.Infirmity, weakness, languor, exhaustion, feebleness.
Ant.Vigor, strength, nerve, energy, tone, vitality.
Debt.Liability, obligation, default, claim, score.
Ant.Liquidation, assets, accommodation, credit.
Debtor.Borrower, mortgagor.
Ant.Creditor, lender, mortgagee.
Decay,v.Corrupt, putrefy, decompose, rot, spoil, molder, wither, perish.
Ant.Flourish, luxuriate, expand, vegetate, grow, increase.
Deceit.Fraud, deception, cheating, artifice, imposition, guile.
Ant.Honesty, openness, fair dealing, frankness, truth, verity.
Deceive.Cheat, dupe, delude, beguile, fool, trick, impose upon, disappoint, mislead, circumvent, entrap.
Ant.Enlighten, guide, disabuse, deliver.
Deception.Craft, cunning, lying, fraud, hypocrisy, trickery, delusion, duplicity, deceitfulness, falsehood, prevarication.
Ant.Candor, honesty, sincerity, truth, veracity, guilelessness, frankness, simplicity.
Decide.Determine, settle, conclude, close, terminate, end, resolve.
Ant.Waver, hesitate, vacillate, fluctuate, be irresolute.
Decipher.Reveal, explain, unravel, unfold.
Ant.Puzzle, mystify.
Decision.Determination, sentence, conclusion, judgment; firmness, resolution.
Ant.Vacillation, vagueness, uncertainty.
Decisive.Conclusive, positive, final, definitive, indisputable.
Ant.Vague, hypothetical, indeterminate, dubious, problematical.
Deck.Adorn, dress, ornament.
Ant.Strip, despoil; deform, deface.
Declaim.Recite, speak, debate, harangue.
Ant.Study, compose, elaborate.
Declamation.Harangue, effusion, debate, oratory, elocution.
Ant.Hesitation, stammering.
Declaration.Assertion, affirmation, avowal; publication, proclamation, official announcement.
Ant.Denial; concealment; recantation, disavowal, retraction.
Declare.Announce, publish, advertise, reveal, proclaim.
Ant.Suppress, withhold, conceal.
Decline.Fall, decay, decadence, degeneration; refusal, rejection, repudiation.
Ant.Rise, advancement, improvement; acceptance.
Declivity.Fall, slope, descent.
Ant.Ascent, rise.
Decoction.Concoction, mixture, mess.
Ant.Rawness. crudity.
Decompose.Analyze, dissolve, resolve; decay, putrefy, become corrupt.
Ant.Compound, mix, organize, compose.
Decorate.Adorn, embellish, improve.
Ant.Spoil, mar, denude, deface.
Decorum.Dignity, order, propriety, seemliness.
Ant.Disorder, disturbance, unseemliness.
Decrease.Lessen, diminish, subside, want, dwindle, curtail, retrench, reduce, lower.
Ant.Increase, grow, augment, expand.
Decree.Decision, determination, law, edict, mandate, manifesto.
Ant.Suggestion, request, hint.
Decrepit.Weak, infirm, tottering, aged.
Ant.Strong, youthful.
Decry.Disparage, detract, depreciate, denounce, abase, traduce.
Ant.Extol, praise, eulogize, laud.
Dedicate.Devote, hallow, sanctify, consecrate; address, inscribe; assign, apply, set apart.
Ant.Desecrate, misuse, alienate.
Deduce.Infer, draw, derive, conclude.
Ant.Induce, state, conjecture, guess, anticipate, foresee.
Deed.Performance, act, action, exploit; reality, fact, truth; document, instrument.
Ant.Omission, failure, invalidation, reversal, recall; undoing.
Deep.Profound; difficult, mysterious, hard, intricate; penetrating, sagacious, astute, intelligent, discerning, shrewd; heartfelt, intense, thorough.
Ant.Shallow; superficial, artless, undesigning; indifferent.
Default.Neglect, failure, omission; want, destitution, lack; lapse, forfeit, delinquency, absence.
Ant.Satisfaction; appearance, plea; maintenance, supply; presence.
Defeat.Overthrow, frustration, discomfiture.
Ant.Success, triumph, victory.
Defect.Fault, flaw, imperfection; omission, want, shortcoming.
Ant.Emendation, perfection; supply, sufficiency.
Defense.Apology, justification, vindication; shelter, shield, protection, guard, resistance, rampart, fortress, safeguard, bulwark.
Ant.Surrender, betrayal, exposure, hazard; challenge.
Defer.Delay, postpone, procrastinate, adjourn, put off; yield to, respect.
Ant.Hasten, hurry, expedite, quicken, overdrive; slight, disregard.
Deference.Respect, consideration, esteem, veneration, homage.
Ant.Disrespect, contumely, impudence, defiance, disobedience.
Defile.Contaminate, spoil, pollute, vitiate, infect, taint, befoul.
Ant.Purify, cleanse, disinfect, wash, hallow, sanctify.
Definition.Description, exposition, comment, explanation, interpretation, rendering, translation.
Ant.Misstatement.
Deformity.Ugliness, malformation,distortion, disfigurement, abnormity, hideousness.
Ant.Grace, beauty, regularity, symmetry.
Defrayment.Payment, settlement, liquidation, discharge.
Ant.Failure, insolvency, repudiation, embezzlement, nonpayment.
Defy.Challenge, dare, provoke, scorn, brave.
Ant.Dread, cower, shrink, shun.
Degeneracy.Degradation, deterioration, growing worse, decay, decline; inferiority, meanness.
Ant.Improvement, advancement.
Degree.Grade, rank, step, station, stage, quality, standing; measure, interval, space.
Ant.Mass, magnitude, size, numbers.
Dejected.Disheartened, discouraged, depressed, downcast, despondent, gloomy, melancholy, low-spirited.
Ant.Cheerful, elated, gay, blithe, inspirited, joyous, jovial, merry.
Delay.Postponement, procrastination; hindrance, impediment.
Ant.Hurry, despatch, quickening, urgency; assistance, furtherance.
Delegate,n.Substitute, proxy, representative, legate, deputy.
Delegate,v.Depute, commission, appoint, empower, constitute, ordain.
Ant.Relegate, recall, supersede, remove.
Deleterious.Destructive, noxious, deadly, poisonous; hurtful, harmful, injurious, pernicious, unwholesome.
Ant.Wholesome, healthy, beneficial, sanitary, salubrious, nutritious.
Deliberate,v.Meditate, ponder, debate, confer, consider, reflect, consult, weigh, cogitate.
Ant.Shelve, dismiss, discard, put aside; hazard, chance, risk.
Deliberate,a.Cautious, careful, wary; well-advised, purposed, studied; slow, leisurely; intentional, earnest, unbiased.
Ant.Facetious, playful; irresolute, hesitant, faltering, vacillating; impulsive, rash, hasty; prejudiced.
Delicacy.Dainty, morsel, tidbit, relish; refinement, luxury, nicety, elegance; frailty, weakness; fastidiousness, scrupulousness; purity, sensibility.
Ant.Necessaries, commons, fare; coarseness, roughness, rudeness; vigor, strength; grossness.
Delicious.Dainty, savory, delightful, luscious, exquisite.
Ant.Nauseous, repulsive, bitter, loathsome, unpalatable, acrid.
Delight.Joy, gladness, charm, rapture, transport, satisfaction, pleasure, ecstasy, happiness, enjoyment, bliss.
Ant.Pain, suffering, sorrow, misery, discomfort, dejection, melancholy, discontent, trouble, distress, depression.
Delightful.Agreeable, congenial, grateful, pleasant, refreshing, welcome, satisfying, delicious, acceptable, pleasurable.
Ant.Miserable, depressing, disappointing, horrible, melancholy, painful, woful, wretched, mournful, saddening.
Delineate.Describe, figure, represent, sketch, draw, portray, depict, paint.
Ant.Caricature, misrepresent, exaggerate.
Delinquent.Offender, culprit, criminal, miscreant, malefactor.
Ant.Worthy, model, paragon, pattern, beau ideal.
Deliver.Free, liberate, release; save, rescue; give, hand over, transfer; yield, grant, resign, surrender; pronounce, declare, speak; discharge, deal.
Ant.Confine, capture; suppress, retain; withdraw, betray; appropriate.
Deluge.Inundation, flood, overflow, rush, cataclysm.
Ant.Drought, dearth, aridity; mist, moisture; subsidence, ebb, abatement.
Delusion.Error, fallacy, illusion, hallucination, trick, snare, fraud, deception, imposture.
Ant.Fact, certainty, verity, actuality, truth, reality.
Demand.Require, ask, call for, insist, exact, challenge.
Ant.Request, petition, supplicate; disclaim, forego, waive.
Demarcation.Outline, sketch, limit, boundary, division, enclosure, separation, distinction.
Ant.Openness, space, expanse, extent.
Demean.Behave, comport, act, conduct one’s self.
Ant.Misbehave.
Demerit.Fault, delinquency, misdeed, failure.
Ant.Credit, merit, worth, excellence, desert.
Democratic.Popular, representative, republican, radical.
Ant.Imperial, aristocratic, regal, oligarchical, autocratic, despotic, tyrannical, constitutional, conservative.
Demolish.Overthrow, destroy, overturn, raze, ruin.
Ant.Restore, repair; build, construct, make.
Demonstration.Exhibition, exemplification; manifestation, illustration; evidence, proof, certainty, conclusion, consequence, induction, inference, deduction.
Ant.Concealment, secrecy; theory, supposition.
Demoralize.Corrupt, deprave, vitiate, undermine, subvert.
Ant.Stimulate, impel, promote, incite, reassure, animate, uplift.
Demure.Sedate, staid, modest, prudish, discreet.
Ant.Lively, vivacious, facetious, wanton, wild.
Denial.Refusal; contradiction, negation, disavowal.
Ant.Affirmation, avowal, admission, concession.
Denizen.Citizen, subject, inhabitant, dweller, sojourner.
Ant.Foreigner, alien, traveler, stranger, transient.
Denomination.Name, designation, description, appellation, class, sect, school.
Ant.Misnomer.
Denounce.Brand, defame, stigmatize, decry; accuse; menace, threaten; proscribe, vituperate.
Ant.Eulogize, applaud, uphold, vindicate.
Dense.Thick, slow, compact, solid, close, thickset.
Ant.Sparse, thin, scattered; quick, intelligent, clever, alert, ready.
Denunciation.Censure, arraignment; threat, menace; exposure.
Ant.Vindication, defense, apology, plea, excuse.
Deny.Refuse, withhold; contradict, gainsay; renounce, abjure, disown.
Ant.Affirm, grant, accept, concede; indulge, yield, admit.
Depart.Leave, go, start, sally, retire, disappear, vanish, bid farewell; die, decease.
Ant.Arrive, alight; stay, remain, cling.
Department.Division, section, portion; function, office, duty, station; province, branch, line.
Ant.Organization, whole, body.
Dependent.Hanging, resting, contingent, conditioned, relying, subject, relative.
Ant.Independent, free, absolute, irrespective.
Depict.Portray, draw, paint, delineate.
Ant.Caricature, parody.
Deplorable.Lamentable, pitiable, sad, mournful, disastrous, calamitous, grievous, distressing, melancholy.
Ant.Acceptable, felicitous, happy, welcome, glad, joyous, beneficent, pleasing.
Deportment.Conduct, carriage, behavior, demeanor, character.
Ant.Misbehavior, misconduct.
Depose.Dethrone, debase, degrade, dismiss, oust, displace.
Ant.Enthrone, install, initiate, elevate, exalt, invest with power.
Deprecate.Regret, disapprove, lament; intercede, expostulate.
Ant.Rejoice in, approve; invoke, imprecate, curse.
Depreciate.Disparage, decry, undervalue, detract, underestimate.
Ant.Appreciate, value, esteem.
Depredation.Robbery, pillage, plunder, spoliation, theft, invasion, trespass, havoc, encroachment.
Ant.Restitution, compensation, restoration, amends, reparation.
Depression.Lowering, degradation, abasement, perversion, depreciation, dejection, discouragement; hollow, valley, decline.
Ant.Elevation, raising, exaltation, promotion, amelioration, preferment, prominence, eminence.
Deprive.Bereave, rob, divest, strip, despoil, dispossess, depose; prevent, hinder.
Ant.Endow, enrich, invest, compensate, present, indemnify.
Deputy.Lieutenant, agent, representative, envoy, legate, substitute, vicegerent, proxy, delegate.
Ant.Master, principal, governor, chief, sovereign, ruler.
Derangement.Disorder, confusion, disarrangement; disturbance, discomposure; madness, lunacy, insanity, mania, delirium, alienation, aberration.
Ant.Order, arrangement, regulation; calmness; sanity, poise, rationality.
Derision.Scorn, contempt, ridicule, mockery, contumely, scoffing.
Ant.Admiration, respect, reverence, regard, esteem, veneration.
Derivation.Source, origin, genesis, fountain, descent, root, etymology.
Ant.Result, issue, termination, effect, application, use.
Derogate.Detract, depreciate, disparage, compromise, lessen.
Ant.Esteem, value, overestimate, enhance, extol.
Descendant.Offspring, posterity, progeny, stock, family, lineage, scion, branch, issue.
Ant.Ancestry, progenitor, origin, root, source, founder, parent.
Describe.Trace, draw, portray, mark out, represent, depict, recount, narrate, illustrate, define, explain, characterize.
Ant.Caricature, misrepresent,distort; mystify, perplex, confuse.
Descry.Perceive, discern, recognize, discover, espy, see, behold, detect, find out.
Ant.Overlook, miss, neglect.
Desecrate.Profane, pollute, pervert, abuse, secularize, prostitute.
Ant.Hallow, sanctify, respect, esteem, dedicate, devote.
Desert.Solitude, wild, wilderness, waste.
Ant.Oasis, pasture, meadow.
Deserter.Renegade, turncoat, recanter, backslider, abjurer, traitor, apostate.
Ant.Adherent, devotee, supporter, bigot, disciple, ally.
Deserve.Merit, earn, win, be entitled to.
Ant.Forfeit, lose, miss, fail of.
Desideratum.Very desirable thing, requisite, want, essential.
Ant.Superfluity, surplus, perquisite.
Design,n.Intention, purpose, aim, end, scheme, proposal, project, object, plan, device, purport, meaning, drift, scope, mark; delineation, sketch, artifice, drawing, draft; invention, contrivance; cunning, guile.
Ant.Execution, performance, structure, construction, issue, result; candor, openness, sincerity; chance, accident.
Design,v.Intend, plan, prepare, project, contrive, scheme, purpose, mean, propose; draw, delineate, sketch; contemplate, outline, plot.
Ant.Risk, guess, conjecture, chance; misconceive, misinterpret, misrepresent.
Designate.Specify, particularize; describe, define, denominate, name, call, style, christen, dub; appoint, allot.
Ant.Misname, miscall; generalize; misrepresent.
Desirable.Eligible, expedient, advantageous, beneficial, advisable, valuable, profitable, enviable, proper, judicious.
Ant.Inexpedient, disadvantageous, harmful, inadvisable, evil.
Desire.Appetite, inclination, longing, proclivity, craving, impulse, hankering, coveting, propensity, wish; aspiration, will.
Ant.Loathing, disgust, aversion, hate, repugnance, horror.
Desolate,a.Bereaved, comfortless, forlorn, cheerless, lonely, solitary; uninhabited, forsaken, unfrequented, waste, dreary, wild.
Ant.Peopled, colonized, developed, cultivated; populous, crowded, frequented.
Despair.Desperation, discouragement, hopelessness, despondency.
Ant.Courage, hope, expectation, anticipation, assurance, confidence, elation, cheer, trust, hopefulness, encouragement.
Despatch,v.Expedite, speed, accelerate, quicken, hasten; kill, slay.
Ant.Delay, retard, impede, obstruct; preserve, save, spare.
Desperate.Wild, reckless, despondent, hopeless, wretched, forlorn, lost; heroic, extreme, defiant; precipitate, headlong, frantic.
Ant.Cautious, timid, shy; hopeful, promising, propitious.
Despise.Contemn, scorn, slight, disdain, spurn.
Ant.Respect, esteem, venerate, regard, revere.
Despoil.Strip, denude, ravage; rob, plunder, pillage, devastate.
Ant.Adorn, enrich, rehabilitate.
Despotic.Tyrannical, absolute, imperious, autocratic, arrogant.
Ant.Conciliatory, humane, merciful; constitutional, democratic, representative.
Destination.Aim, end, object, purpose, design; goal, harbor.
Ant.Action, movement; initiation, project, effort.
Destiny.Fate, lot, doom, star, fortune, necessity, end, predestination.
Ant.Choice, will, freedom, volition, free will.
Destructive.Ruinous, injurious, pernicious, deleterious, baneful, detrimental, hurtful, noxious.
Ant.Constructive, restorative, beneficial, wholesome, preservative.
Desuetude.Disuse, non-observance, obsolescence.
Ant.Use, custom, practice, exercise, operation.
Desultory.Rambling, irregular, capricious, wandering, roving, discursive, cursory, erratic, spasmodic, unsystematic.
Ant.Methodical, continuous, periodical, diligent, exact, untiring, persevering, earnest, serious, settled, consecutive.
Detail.Account, narrative, recital; detachment; individual, particular, item, specialty, element, point, component.
Ant.Totality, whole, generality, aggregation, mass, bulk.
Detention.Hindrance, retaining, restraint, stopping.
Ant.Relinquishment, abandonment, letting go, release, liberation.
Deter.Hinder, discourage, prevent, restrain, withhold, terrify, scare, dishearten, dissuade.
Ant.Incite, provoke, allure, tempt, seduce, prompt, persuade.
Deteriorate.Impair, degrade, debase; decline, degenerate.
Ant.Ameliorate, promote, advance, rectify.
Determine.Settle, adjust, decide; ascertain, verify; influence, lead, incline; resolve.
Ant.Vacillate, waver, unsettle, doubt.
Detest.Abominate, abhor, execrate, loathe, shrink from.
Ant.Like, approve, appreciate, praise, love.
Dethrone.Depose, uncrown, drive out of power, cause to abdicate.
Ant.Crown, enthrone, exalt.
Detract.Depreciate, disparage, lessen, derogate, calumniate, slander, defame, decry, vilify.
Ant.Enhance, augment, increase, flatter, compliment.
Detriment.Loss, damage, injury, harm, evil, prejudice, disadvantage, impairment, inconvenience.
Ant.Enhancement, remedy, augmentation, improvement, repair, reinstatement.
Develop.Evolve, unfold, educe, disclose, unravel, exhibit, expand, enlarge; open, grow, mature.
Ant.Envelop, wrap, conceal, contract, compress; stunt, dwarf, hinder, prevent.
Deviate.Digress, wander, deflect, veer, diverge; depart, err, stray, swerve; differ, vary.
Ant.Cohere, coincide; accompany, continue, remain; advance; converge; agree, assimilate.
Device.Contrivance, invention, design, project, plan, scheme, expedient, resource; wile, artifice, stratagem, evasion, fraud; emblem, symbol, type.
Ant.Fortune, luck, hazard,hit; openness, frankness, candor.
Devious.Erratic, wandering, deviating, crooked, circuitous, misleading, treacherous, roundabout.
Ant.Direct, plain, straightforward, frequented.
Devise.Plan, design, contrive, imagine, scheme, project, concoct; bequeath, leave.
Ant.Mismanage, miscontrive; inherit.
Devoid.Void, wanting, empty, destitute, vacant, unprovided for.
Ant.Full, supplied, provided, replete, furnished, abundant, plentiful, sufficient.
Devolve.Transfer, consign, convey, demise, devise, deliver; impose, place, attach, commission, charge, depute; fall, pass, be transferred.
Ant.Deprive, withhold, recall, cancel, alienate, skip, pass, miss.
Devotion.Dedication, consecration, piety, religion, sanctity, holiness, worship, adoration; attachment, affection, love; ardor, earnestness, zeal, eagerness, self-sacrifice.
Ant.Impiety, profanity, sacrilege, irreverence; aversion, alienation, antipathy, indifference, apathy.
Devour.Consume, gorge, eat ravenously, swallow; destroy, annihilate, waste, swallow up, expend.
Ant.Disgorge, vomit; save, conserve.
Dexterity.Aptitude, skill, expertness, readiness, adroitness.
Ant.Ineptitude, inability, weakness, awkwardness, clumsiness.
Diadem.Crown, chaplet, fillet, wreath, tiara, circlet.
Diagnosis.Investigation, determination, analysis.
Ant.Misjudgment, error.
Diagnostic.Symptom, feature, sign, cue, indication, mark, index.
Ant.Development, consummation, crisis, head, formation.
Dialect.Language, phraseology, tongue, speech, provincialism, idiom, accent.
Dialogue.Conversation between two people, colloquy, discourse, tête-à-tête.
Ant.Monologue, soliloquy, apostrophe, oration.
Dictate.Direct, ordain, command, prescribe, order, bid, require, decree; utter; prompt, suggest, enjoin, instruct.
Ant.Follow, repeat, obey, answer; accept.
Dictation.Injunction, precept, command, rule, maxim, direction, utterance.
Ant.Consultation, conference, council; advice, recommendation.
Dictatorial.Imperious, imperative, domineering, arbitrary, absolute, unlimited, authoritative, unrestricted, overbearing.
Ant.Condescending, supplicatory, affable, suppliant, unassuming, persuasive.
Diction.Expression, language, phrase, phraseology, style, verbiage, vocabulary, wording.
Ant.Provincialism, barbarism, solecism.
Dictionary.Lexicon, word-book, glossary, vocabulary.
Didactic.Instructive, perceptive, moral, directive, educative.
Ant.Unsound, misleading, erroneous, uninstructive, pernicious.
Die.Expire, decease, depart; wither, perish, decay, decline,fade; cease, vanish, disappear; sink, faint, fall; subside.
Ant.Live, recover, be born; survive, exist; originate, develop, grow, strengthen, flourish, luxuriate, vegetate.
Diet.Food, victuals, nourishment, aliment, nutriment, provision, viands, rations, fare, subsistence; assembly, parliament, congress.
Ant.Starvation, fasting, abstinence, fast; gluttony, omnivorousness.
Difference.Contrast, diversity, variation, variety, discrepancy, disagreement, disparity, distinction, divergence, unlikeness.
Ant.Agreement, uniformity, unity, consonance, identity, likeness, resemblance, harmony, sameness, similarity.
Differentiate.Discriminate, individualize, distinguish, particularize, specify, segregate, identify.
Ant.Generalize, classify, confuse, amalgamate.
Difficult.Arduous, exhausting, severe, onerous, trying, toilsome, hard, laborious; intricate, involved, obscure, enigmatical; unmanageable, reserved, opposed, unamenable.
Ant.Easy, facile, trifling, slight, trivial, pleasant, light; simple, plain, clear, manifest; approachable, amenable, pliant.
Diffident.Modest, doubtful, reluctant, hesitating; bashful, timid, shy, self-distrustful.
Ant.Bold, aggressive, forward, arrogant, self-conceited.
Diffuse,a.Prolix, loose, copious, rambling, verbose, longwinded, diluted.
Ant.Epigrammatic, laconic, terse, condensed.
Digest.Methodize, systematize, arrange, classify, codify; study, ponder, consider, contemplate, meditate, con; master, assimilate.
Ant.Confound, complicate, disorder, derange, disturb; reject, refuse.
Dignified.Stately, noble, grand, majestic, self-respecting, imposing, decorous, august, lofty, exalted, pompous.
Ant.Stunted, low, mean, unimposing, depressed, ordinary, self-accusing.
Dignify.Advance, promote, exalt, ennoble, prefer; grace, honor, adorn; elevate, aggrandize.
Ant.Humiliate, debase, degrade.
Digress.Deviate, ramble, wander; differ.
Ant.Proceed, advance; harmonize, agree.
Dilapidation.Ruin, decay, disintegration, downfall, demolition.
Ant.Construction, reparation; soundness, solidity; fabrication, building.
Dilate.Stretch wide, expand, enlarge, widen, distend.
Ant.Compress, compact, restrict, narrow, condense, concentrate.
Dilatory.Slow, loitering, tardy, procrastinating, dawdling, lagging, lingering, sluggish.
Ant.Prompt, vigilant, alert, eager, earnest.
Diligence.Industry, assiduity, activity, perseverance, application, attention, care, heed.
Ant.Neglect, carelessness, idleness, inertness, inattention, desultoriness.
Dim.Obscure, dark, covered, hidden, dusky, indistinct, uncertain.
Ant.Bright, clear, manifest, light.
Dimension.Measurement, bulk, mass, extent; (pl.) size, capacity, amplitude, massiveness, greatness.
Ant.Segment, section, portion, part.
Diminish.Lessen, reduce, decrease, abate, subside, shorten, dwarf, retrench.
Ant.Augment, amplify, increase, magnify, expand.
Din.Racket, clamor, noise, uproar.
Ant.Crash, explosion; silence.
Dingy.Dirty, dull, soiled, tarnished, dim, obscure, somber.
Ant.Bright, burnished, radiant, glittering, gleaming, luminous.
Dip.Immerse, plunge, inundate, soak, steep, drown, submerge.
Ant.Dry, drain, parch; air, ventilate, evaporate, vaporize.
Diplomacy.Negotiation, indirection, tact, artful management, contrivance, circumvention; embassage, ministry, ambassadorship.
Ant.Dismissal, congé, recall; candor, naïveté, ingenuousness; mismanagement, maladministration; self-defeat.
Diplomatic.Prudent, wise, tactful, astute, politic, sagacious, judicious, discreet.
Ant.Blundering, tactless, injudicious.
Direct,a.Unswerving, straight, rectilinear, undeviating.
Ant.Meandering, crooked, roundabout, circuitous.
Direction.Course, tendency, aim, bearing; oversight, management, control, superintendence, conduct; order, command; address, superscription.
Ant.Deviation, aberration; miscontrol.
Directly.Straightly, immediately, forthwith, soon, speedily, instantly, promptly, presently, quickly, straightway, at once.
Ant.Secondarily, by-and-by; remotely, obliquely, circuitously.
Dirge.Requiem, elegy, lament, wake, threnody, coronach.
Ant.Anthem, Te Deum, jubilate, pæan, jubilee, halleluiah.
Dirt.Filth, uncleanness, dung, foulness, meanness, filthiness, defilement.
Ant.Cleanness, purity, ablution; innocence, spotlessness.
Dis-.The prefixdis-has usually a negative, sometimes an intensive, force. Therefore, for words beginning with it look under the antonyms of the root words. When its force is intensive, however, they will be found under the synonyms of the root words. Only a few of derived significance are here given.
Disability.Unfitness, inability, incompetence, incapacity, disqualification.
Ant.Merit, fitness, recommendation, qualification, capability.
Disabuse.Undeceive, set right, correct, enlighten, inform, rectify.
Ant.Deceive, delude, hoodwink.
Disappoint.Frustrate, foil, defeat, baffle, disconcert, mortify, vex, betray, tantalize.
Ant.Fulfil, realize, satisfy, gratify, encourage, verify, support.
Disaster.Misfortune, mishap, reverse, calamity, catastrophe.
Ant.Blessing, benefit, good fortune, profit, gain, boon.
Disburse.Spend, expend, consume, waste, use, lay out, pay.
Ant.Save, economize, hoard, husband.
Discern.Observe, discriminate, distinguish, perceive, see, descry, behold, espy, discover, penetrate, differentiate.
Ant.Overlook, neglect, miss.
Discernible.Discoverable, perceptible, visible, apparent, conspicuous, palpable, plain, manifest, evident.
Ant.Obscure, minute, invisible, microscopic, impalpable.
Discernment.Sagacity, perception, discrimination, brightness, astuteness, insight, intelligence, perspicacity, penetration, acuteness, judgment, ingenuity.
Ant.Blindness, inattention, dulness, density.
Discharge,v.Unburden, unload; expel, eject; shoot, fire; release, exonerate, acquit, liberate, free; dismiss, discard, cashier; remove, destroy; perform, execute, observe.
Ant.Confine, charge, load, burden, contain; detain, check, delay, stop; preserve; ignore.
Disciple.Follower, student, believer, pupil, learner, scholar, supporter, adherent, votary.
Ant.Master, teacher, professor, leader, rabbi.
Discipline.Training, teaching, drill, exercise; control, regulation, subjection, government; punishment, correction, coercion, chastisement.
Ant.Laxity, latitude, negligence; reward, encouragement; disorganization, mutiny, rebellion, confusion, disorder.
Discomfit.Defeat, overpower, conquer; foil, disconcert.
Ant.Encourage, rally, aid, assist.
Disconcert.Frustrate, balk, defeat, thwart, baffle; discompose, embarrass, disturb, upset, perplex, abash, confuse, bewilder.
Ant.Assist, countenance, encourage, compose, calm, appease, pacify, tranquilize.
Disconsolate.Inconsolable, sorrowful, heart-broken, comfortless, melancholy, desolate, forlorn, sad.
Ant.Joyous, cheerful, glad, merry, jovial, happy, blithe.
Discordance.Disagreement, discord, dissonance, conflict, opposition.
Ant.Accordance, harmony, concord.
Discover.Find, detect, discern, ferret out, invent, expose, ascertain, descry, disclose, betray, indicate, manifest.
Ant.Hide, conceal, cover, secrete, bury, suppress, withhold.
Discreet.Discerning, wise, sagacious, prudent, cautious, judicious, considerate, circumspect.
Ant.Foolish, heedless, reckless, silly, imprudent, undiscerning, unrestrained.
Discrepancy.Dissonance, discord, discordance, difference, variation, disagreement.
Ant.Agreement, harmony, correspondence.
Discrimination.Acuteness, penetration, sagacity, discernment, shrewdness, insight.
Ant.Dulness, shortsightedness.
Discursive.Reasoning, argumentative; roving, wandering, rambling, desultory, inconsequent.
Ant.Orderly, coherent, continuous; condensed, succinct, concise; strategic.
Discuss.Debate, argue, reason, agitate, deliberate upon, consider.
Ant.Confound, obscure; assert, dogmatize.
Disdain,n.Contempt, scorn, disregard, haughtiness, arrogance.
Ant.Reverence, respect, esteem, considerateness, humility.
Disease.Infirmity, ailment, distemper, complaint, illness, sickness, malady, indisposition, unsoundness, affection.
Ant.Health, strength, robustness, soundness, sturdiness, vigor; convalescence; sanity, salubrity.
Disgust,n.Distaste, loathing, dislike, repugnance, aversion, abhorrence.
Ant.Partiality, desire, liking, relish, fondness.
Dismal.Dark, gloomy, cheerless, dull, dreary, melancholy, lonesome, somber, sad, doleful, funereal; horrible, terrible, frightful.
Ant.Cheerful, bright, inviting, cordial, gay, propitious, promising.
Dismay.Affright, terrify, appal, alarm, intimidate, daunt.
Ant.Rally, inspirit, assure, encourage, hearten.
Dismember.Disintegrate, mutilate, separate, rend asunder, sever.
Ant.Integrate, incorporate; constitute, construct.
Dismiss.Banish, discard, discharge, remove.
Ant.Recall, welcome.
Disparage.Depreciate, decry, undervalue, underrate; defame, reproach.
Ant.Appreciate, overestimate, extol, praise, exaggerate.
Dispel.Drive away, disperse, dissipate, banish, scatter.
Ant.Collect, summon, accumulate.
Dispensation.Apportionment, allotment, distribution; administration; exemption; system, scheme, plan, régime.
Ant.Retention, restriction, reservation, injunction, prohibition; enforcement.
Disperse.Dispel, scatter, separate; diffuse, spread, disseminate.
Ant.Gather, collect, concentrate; recall, summon.
Display.Expand, unfold, extend, uncover, open, spread; exhibit, show, parade.
Ant.Conceal, hide, wrap, dissemble, suppress.
Disposition.Arrangement, location, placing, grouping; management, control, regulation, direction; tendency, inclination, propensity; temper, character, nature, humor; willingness; distribution.
Ant.Confusion, inversion, disorder; mismanagement, laxity; antipathy, repulsion; obstinacy; mood; agglomeration, collection.
Disputant.Litigant, debater, arguer, controversialist, competitor, claimant.
Ant.Advocate, auxiliary, partner.
Dispute,v.Quarrel, wrangle; debate, argue, discuss, agitate, ventilate; impugn, deny, contradict, oppose, contest.
Ant.Allow, concede, grant, forego, relinquish.
Disquisition.Treatise, dissertation, discourse, essay, discussion.
Ant.Effusion, tirade, diatribe, rhodomontade.
Dissect.Anatomize, scrutinize, analyze, explore, investigate, examine, sift.
Ant.Integrate, organize, compound, grasp; comprehend, discern, diagnose.
Dissemble.Conceal, disguise, cloak, hide, restrain, smother.
Ant.Reveal, confess, manifest, expose, vaunt, profess.
Dissent.Differ, disagree, decline.
Ant.Assent, consent, agree.
Dissertation.Disquisition, discussion, treatise.
Dissipate.Scatter, vanish, disperse, disappear, waste, squander.
Ant.Hoard, save, gather, conserve.
Dissociate.Separate, sever, disjoin, divide, part, sunder, disconnect.
Ant.Associate, join, affiliate.
Dissolute.Abandoned, corrupt, loose, profligate, reprobate, dissipated.
Ant.Upright, honest, conscientious, self-controlled.
Distance.Remoteness, space, interval; absence, separation; reserve, coldness, stiffness.
Ant.Proximity, contiguity, nearness, presence, neighborhood, contact.
Distend.Dilate, extend, spread, stretch.
Ant.Contract, narrow, constrict, condense.
Distil.Drop, extract, separate; percolate, emanate, drip.
Ant.Condense, retain; suck; hold.
Distinct.Separate, definite, different, clear, plain, unmistakable.
Ant.Blurred, dim, indefinite, confused, conjoined, obscure.
Distinguish.Discern, perceive, tell, discriminate; differentiate; characterize, mark; separate, divide; signalize, make famous or celebrated.
Ant.Confound, miss, confuse.
Distinguished.Illustrious, famous, celebrated, noted, eminent, marked, conspicuous, supreme, extraordinary, consummate.
Ant.Obscure, inconspicuous, hidden; infamous, notorious.
Distortion.Deformity, twist, perversion, falsification, misrepresentation, sophistry, corruption.
Ant.Regularity, shapeliness, symmetry; right, truth, verification, rectification.
Distract.Divert, perplex, confuse, disconcert, bewilder, confound, derange, craze.
Ant.Unite, fix, compose, concentrate, collect.
Distraction.Confusion, perplexity, abstraction, disturbance, perturbation, agitation; inattention; absence, frenzy, madness; alienation, aberration; delirium, mania, derangement, lunacy.
Ant.Attention, composure, self-possession, tranquillity.
Distress,n.Affliction, calamity, adversity, misery, perplexity, misfortune; agony, suffering, anguish; privation, destitution, poverty, indigence.
Ant.Consolation, relief, assuagement, alleviation; boon, blessing, pleasure.
Distribute.Dispense, scatter, allot, apportion, grant, appoint.
Ant.Restrict, retain, collect, gather, hold, reserve, keep.
District.Region, tract, territory, province, circuit, quarter.
Disturb.Agitate, shake, stir, disorder, confuse, derange; molest, annoy, plague, trouble, vex, worry; interrupt, hinder.
Ant.Soothe, quiet, assist, compose, pacify; arrange, order.
Diversion.Detour, deviation, divergence; recreation, amusement, enjoyment, pastime.
Ant.Directness, business, procedure, continuity, task, labor.
Diversify.Vary, change, alter, modify; variegate, streak, spot.
Ant.Settle, fix, stereotype, arrest.
Diversity.Difference, dissimilitude, variation, unlikeness, divergence, dissonance, heterogeneousness, multiformity.
Ant.Identity, similarity, uniformity, consonance, homogeneousness, coincidence.
Divest.Dismantle, strip, unclothe, undress, unrobe, deprive.
Ant.Clothe, invest, shroud, indue, encumber.
Divide.Sever, part, separate, disunite, sunder; alienate, estrange; distribute, allot, apportion, assign, share, dispense.
Ant.Unite, commingle, collocate, congregate, convene.
Divination.Magic, foretelling, augury, prophecy, presage, prediction.
Ant.Investigation, study; information; analysis.
Divorce,v.Separate, part, sunder, alienate, disunite.
Ant.Marry, wed, betroth, consort.
Do.Accomplish, achieve, bring to pass, complete, effect, realize, discharge, perpetuate, perform, commit, consummate, actualize; execute, finish, fulfil; work out, transact.
Ant.Neglect, ruin, spoil, defeat, destroy, mar, miscarry, fail, frustrate, baffle, omit, come short.
Docile.Manageable, amenable, compliant, gentle, tame, submissive, yielding, tractable, pliable, obedient.
Ant.Obstinate, firm, inflexible, stubborn, self-willed, wilful, determined, dogged, resolute, opinionated.
Doctrine.Tenet, dogma, opinion, belief, precept, principle, teaching, creed.
Ant.Duty, practice, action, conduct, operation, application.
Dogmatic.Arrogant, authoritative, imperious, domineering, positive, self-opinionated, doctrinal, magisterial, dictatorial.
Ant.Practical, active, modest, diffident, vacillating, considerate.
Domestic.Private, family, familiar, homelike.
Ant.Public, foreign, alien, strange.
Domicile.Home, abode, house, residence, mansion, dwelling.
Ant.World, wilderness; estrangement, migration, travel, exile.
Dominance,Domination. Superiority, lordship, mastery, sway, supremacy, command, ascendancy, government.
Ant.Servility, subjection, inferiority, weakness, minority, subordination.
Domineer.Lord, tyrannize, dictate, bully, swagger.
Ant.Submit, yield, bow, defer, patronize, succumb; resist, contend.
Dominion.Government, domination, supremacy, sway, dominance, control, authority, domain, territory, sovereignty.