SYNONYMS D dark dim, murky, dusky, obscure, opaque, shady, shadowy daze bemuse, benumb, stun, stupefy dead deceased, departed, extinct, lifeless, inanimate decay rot, putrefy, spoil, crumble, molder, disintegrate, decompose deceive betray, mislead, beguile, delude, dupe, hoodwink, bamboozle, double-cross decide determine, settle, rule, conclude, resolve decision conclusion, determination decisive conclusive, crucial, definitive, determinative decrease lessen, reduce, dwindle, abate, diminish, subside decry disparage, depreciate, derogate, belittle, minimize, downgrade deep abysmal, profound [SHALLOW] defeat conquer, vanquish, beat, rout, subdue, subjugate, overcome defend protect, guard, preserve, shield, safeguard defer postpone, shelve, stay, suspend defy beard, brave, challenge, dare, face, front degrade abase, debase, demean, humble, humiliate delay slow, retard, detain delicate choice, dainty, elegant, exquisite, fine delicious ambrosial, delectable, luscious, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy demand claim, exact, require demote break, bust, degrade, downgrade, reduce deny contradict, contravene, disaffirm, gainsay, negate, negative, traverse dependent conditional, contingent, relative, subject deplete drain, exhaust, impoverish, enervate depressed blue, dejected, dispirited, downcast, downhearted describe narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report desire covet, crave, want, wish despair hopelessness, desperation, despondency, discouragement despise contemn, disdain, scorn, scout despondent despairing, forlorn, hopeless [HOPEFUL] detailed circumstantial, minute, particular development evolution, progress deviation aberration, divergence devote dedicate, consecrate, pledge dexterous deft, adroit, handy, nimble dialect vernacular, jargon, cant, argot, lingo, patois dictate decree, impose, ordain, prescribe dictatorial authoritarian, dogmatic, doctrinaire, imperious, overbearing diction wording, vocabulary, phraseology, phrasing differ disagree, vary difference dissimilarity, unlikeness, divergence, variation, distinction, discrepancy difficulty hardship, rigor, vicissitude dip douse, duck, drunk, imerse, souse, submerge dirty filthy, foul, nasty, squalid, grimy disadvantage detriment, drawback, handicap [ADVANTAGE] disappear evanesce, evaporate, fade, vanish disaster calamity, catastrophe, cataclysm discord strife, contention, dissention, conflict, clash, variance discourage dishearten, dispirit [ENCOURAGE] discover ascertain, determine, learn discuss argue, debate, dispute, contend disgrace dishonor, shame, infamy, ignomity, odium, obloquy, opprobrium, disguise camouflage, cloak, dissemble, dissimulate, mask disgust nauseate, repel, revolt, sicken dishonest lying, untruthful, deceitful, mendacious dismay appall, daunt, horrify, shake dismiss boot, bounce, can, cashier, discharge, drop, fire, sack display array, panoply, parade, pomp disposition temperament, character, personality, nature dissuade deter, discourage [PERSUADE] distant far, far-off, faraway, remote, removed distinct discrete, separate, several distort twist, deform, contort, warp distribute divide, dispense, dole, deal, ration doctrine dogma, tenet dominant predominant, preponderant, paramount, preeminent doubtful dubious, questionable dramatic histrionic, melodramatic, stagy, theatrical dry dehydrate, desiccate, parch [MOISTEN] dull colorless, drab, humdrum, lackluster, pedestrian, stodgy, uninspired dumb inarticulate, mute, speechless disrepute, discredit
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