Synonyms

# Words having similar meanings are called Synonyms.

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
Dainty	Exquisite, choice, rare, refined ; savory, palatable, delicious, toothsome, tasty, epicurean; fastidious, luxurious.
Damage	Hurt, injury, detriment, loss, mischief, impairment
Danger	Peril, risk, hazard, venture, insecurity, liability, jeopardy.
Daring	Adventurous, fearless, risky, brave, courageous, dauntless, intrepid, valorous.
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
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.
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.
Dauntless	Valiant, fearless, intrepid, bold, indomitable, unconquerable, valorous, chivalrous, heroic, brave, daring.
Dawn	Appear, begin, open; break, grow light, rise.
Dazzle	Daze, blind; astonish, surprise, overpower, bewilder, confuse.
Dead	Lifeless, breathless, inanimate; deceased, defunct, departed; dull, cold, frigid, inert, indifferent ; tasteless, insipid, flat; insensible, heavy, unconscious, spiritless, still, torpid.
Deadly	Mortal, fatal, destructive, noxious, murderous, malignant, pernicious, baneful, venomous.
Deaf	Hard of hearing; dull, insensible, heedless ; inexorable, averse, disinclined; inaudible.
Deal	Bargain, chaffed, trade, traffic, do business; distribute, allot, divide, 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.
Deceive	Cheat, dupe, delude, beguile, fool, trick, impose upon, disappoint, mislead, circumvent, entrap.
Deception	Craft, cunning, lying, fraud, hypocrisy, trickery, delusion, duplicity, deceitfulness, falsehood, prevarication.
Decide	Determine, settle, conclude, close, terminate, end, resolve.
Decipher	Reveal, explain, unravel, unfold.
Decision	Determination, conclusion, judgment; firmness, resolution.
Decisive	Conclusive, positive, final, definitive, indisputable.
Deck	Adorn, dress, ornament.
Declaim.	Recite, speak, debate, harangue.
Declamation	Harangue, effusion, debate, oratory, elocution.
Declaration	Assertion, affirmation, avowal ; publication, proclamation, official 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.
Decrease	Lessen, diminish, subside, want, dwindle, curtail, retrench, reduce, lower.
Decree	Decision, determination, law, edict, mandate, manifesto
Decrepit	Weak, infirm, tottering, aged.
Decry	Disparage, detract, depreciate, denounce, abase, traduce.
Dedicate	Devote, hallow, sanctify, consecrate; address, inscribe; assign, apply, set apart.
Deduce	Infer, draw, derive, conclude.
Deed	Performance, act, action, exploit; reality, fact, truth; document, instrument.
Deep	Profound; difficult, mysterious, hard, intricate ; penetrating, sagacious, astute, intelligent, discerning, shrewd ;
Default	Neglect, failure, omission, want, forfeit
Defeat	Overthrow, frustration, discomfiture.
Defect	Fault, flaw, imperfection; omission, want, shortcoming.
Defense	Apology, justification, vindication; shelter, shield, protection, guard, 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.
Definition	Description, exposition, comment, explanation, interpretation, rendering, translation.
Deformity.	Ugliness, malformation, distortion, disfigurement, abnormity, hideousness.
Defrayment.	Payment, settlement, liquidation, discharge.
Defy.	Challenge, dare, provoke, scorn, brave.
Degeneracy.	Degradation, deterioration, growing worse, decay, decline ; inferiority, meanness.
Degree	Grade, rank, step, station, stage, quality, standing; measure, interval, space.
Dejected.	Disheartened, discouraged, depressed, downcast, despondent, gloomy, melancholy, low-spirited.
Delay.	Postponement, procrastination ; hindrance, impediment.
Delegate (n)	Substitute, proxy, representative, legate, deputy.
Delegate (v)	Depute, commission, appoint, empower, constitute, ordain.
Deleterious	Destructive, noxious, deadly, poisonous; hurtful, harmful, injurious, pernicious, unwholesome.
Deliberate,	Meditate, ponder, debate, confer, consider, reflect, consult, weigh, cogitate.
Deliberate,	Cautious, careful, wary; well-advised, purposed, studied; slow, leisurely; intentional, earnest, unbiased.
Delicacy	Dainty, morsel, tidbit, relish; refinement, luxury, nicety, elegance; frailty, weakness ; fastidiousness, scrupulousness; purity, sensibility.
Delicious	Dainty, savory, delightful, luscious, exquisite.
Delight	Joy, gladness, charm, rapture, transport, satisfaction, pleasure, ecstasy, happiness, enjoyment, bliss.
Delightful.	Agreeable, congenial, grateful, pleasant, refreshing, welcome, satisfying, delicious, acceptable, pleasurable.
Delineate.	Describe, figure, represent, sketch, draw, portray, depict, paint.
Delinquent.	Offender, culprit, criminal, miscreant, malefactor.
Deliver	Free, liberate, release; save, rescue; give, hand over, transfer; yield, grant, resign, surrender; pronounce, declare, speak, discharge, deal.
Deluge	Inundation, flood, overflow, rush, cataclysm.
Delusion	Error, fallacy, illusion, hallucination, trick, snare, fraud, deception, imposture.
Demand	Require, ask, call for, insist, exact, challenge.
Demarcation	Outline, sketch, limit, boundary, division, enclosure, separation, 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.
Demonstration	Exhibition, exemplification; manifestation, illustration; evidence, 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
Denounce	Brand, defame, stigmatize, decry ; accuse ; menace, threaten ; proscribe, vituperate.
Dense	Thick, slow, compact, solid, close, thickset
Denunciation	Censure, arraignment; threat, menace; exposure
Deny	Refuse, withhold ; contradict, gainsay ; renounce, abjure, disown.
Depart	Leave, go, start, sally, retire, disappear, vanish, bid farewell; die, decease.
Department	Division, section, portion; function, office, duty, station; province, branch, line.
Dependent	Hanging, resting, contingent, conditioned, relying, subject, relative.
Depict	Portray, draw, paint, delineate.
Deplorable	Lamentable, pitiable, sad, mournful, disastrous, calamitous, grievous, 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.
Depredation	Robbery, pillage, plunder, spoliation, theft, invasion, trespass, havoc, encroachment.
Depression	Lowering, degradation, abasement, perversion, depreciation, dejection, discouragement; hollow, valley, decline.
Deprive	Bereave, rob, divest, strip, despoil, dispossess, depose; prevent, hinder.
Deputy	Lieutenant, agent, representative, envoy, legate, substitute, vicegerent, proxy, delegate.
Derangement	Disorder, confusion, disarrangement; disturbance, discomposure; madness, 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.
Descendant	Offspring, posterity, progeny, stock, family, lineage, scion, branch, issue
Describe	Trace, draw, portray, mark out, represent, depict, recount, narrate, illustrate, define, explain, characterize.
Descry	Perceive, discern, recognize, discover, espy, see, behold, detect, find out.
Desecrate	Profane, pollute, pervert, abuse, secularize, prostitute.
Desert	Solitude, wild, wilderness, waste.
Desideratum	Very desirable thing, requisite, want, essential.
Design (v)	Intend, plan, prepare, project, contrive, scheme, purpose, mean, propose; draw, delineate, sketch ; contemplate, outline, plot.
Designate	Specify, particularize; describe, define, denominate, name, call, style, christen, dub ; appoint, allot.
Desirable	Eligible, expedient, advantageous, beneficial, advisable, valuable, profitable, enviable, proper, judicious.
Desire	Appetite, inclination, longing, proclivity, craving, impulse, hankering, coveting, propensity, wish; aspiration, will
Desolate	Bereaved, comfortless, forlorn, cheerless, lonely, solitary; uninhabited, forsaken, unfrequented, waste, dreary, wild.
Despair	Desperation, discouragement, hopelessness, despondency
Despatch	Expedite, speed, accelerate, quicken, hasten; kill, slay.
Desperate	Wild, reckless, despondent, hopeless, wretched, forlorn, lost; heroic, 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.
Destructive	Ruinous, injurious, pernicious, deleterious, baneful, detrimental, hurtful, noxious.
Desuetude	Disuse, non-observance, obsolescence.
Desultory	Rambling, irregular, capricious, wandering, roving, discursive, cursory, erratic, spasmodic, unsystematic.
Detail	Account, narrative, recital; detachment; individual, particular, item, specialty, element, point, component.
Detention	Hindrance, retaining, restraint, stopping.
Deter	Hinder, discourage, prevent, restrain, withhold, terrify, scare, dishearten, dissuade
Deteriorate	Impair, degrade, debase; decline, degenerate
Determine	Settle, adjust, decide; ascertain, verify; influence, lead, incline ; resolve.
Detest	Abominate, abhor, execrate, loathe, shrink from
Dethrone	Depose, uncrown, drive out of power, cause to abdicate.
Detract	Depreciate, disparage, lessen, derogate, calumniate, slander, defame, decry, vilify
Detriment	Loss, damage, injury, harm, evil, prejudice, disadvantage, impairment, inconvenience.
Develop	Evolve, unfold, educe, disclose, unravel, exhibit, expand, enlarge; open, grow, mature
Deviate	Digress, wander, deflect, veer, diverge; depart, err, stray, swerve ; differ, vary.
Device	Contrivance, invention, design, project, plan, scheme, expedient, resource; wile, artifice, stratagem, evasion, fraud; emblem, symbol, type.
Devious	Erratic, wandering, deviating, crooked, circuitous, misleading, treacherous, roundabout.
Devise	Plan, design, contrive, imagine, scheme, project, concoct; bequeath, leave.
Devoid	Void, wanting, empty, destitute, vacant, unprovided for.
Devolve	Transfer, consign, convey, demise, devise, deliver; impose, place, attach, commission, charge, depute; fall, pass, be transferred.
Devotion	Dedication, consecration, piety, religion, sanctity, holiness, worship, adoration; attachment, affection, love; ardor, earnestness, zeal, eagerness, self-sacrifice.
Devour	Consume, gorge, eat ravenously, swallow ; destroy, annihilate, waste, swallow up, expend.
Dexterity	Aptitude, skill, expertness, readiness, adroitness.
Diadem	Crown, chaplet, fillet, wreath, tiara, circlet. Diagnosis. Investigation, determination, analysis.
Diagnostic	Symptom, feature, sign, cue, indication, mark, index.
Dialect	Language, phraseology, tongue, speech, provincialism, idiom, accent. Dialogue. Conversation between two people, colloquy, discourse, tete-a-tete.
Dictate	Direct, ordain, command, prescribe, order, bid, require, decree; utter; prompt, suggest, enjoin, instruct.
Dictation	Injunction, precept, command, rule, maxim, direction, utterance.
Dictatorial	Imperious, imper tive, domineering, arbitrary, absolute, unlimited, authoritative, unrestricted, overbearing.
Diction	Expression, language, phrase, phraseology, style, verbiage, vocabulary, wording.
Dictionary	Lexicon, word-book, glossary, vocabulary.
Die	Expire, decease, depart; wither, perish, decay, decline,
Diet	Food, victuals, nourishment, aliment, nutriment, provision, viands, rations, fare, subsistence
Difference	Contrast, diversity, variation, variety, discrepancy, disagreement, disparity, distinction, divergence, unlikeness.
Differentiate	Discriminate, individualize, distinguish, particularize, specify, segregate, identify.
Difficult	Arduous, exhausting, severe, onerous, trying, toilsome, hard, laborious; intricate, involved, obscure, enigmatically; unmanageable, reserved, opposed, unnameable.
Diffident	Modest, doubtful, reluctant, hesitating; bashful, timid, shy, self-distrustful.
Digest	Methodize, systematize, arrange, classify, codify ; study, ponder, consider, contemplate, meditate, con; master, assimilate.
Dignified	Stately, noble, grand, majestic, self-respecting, imposing, decorous, august, lofty, exalted, pompous.
Dignify	Advance, promote, exalt, ennoble, prefer; grace, honor, adorn; elevate, aggrandize.
Digress	Deviate, ramble, wander; differ.
Dilapidation	Ruin, decay, disintegration, downfall, demolition.
Dilate	Stretch wide, expand, enlarge, widen, distend.
Dilatory	Slow, loitering, tardy, procrastinating, dawdling, lagging, lingering, sluggish.
Diligence	Industry, assiduity, activity, perseverance, application, attention, care, heed.
Dim	Obscure, dark, covered, hidden, dusky, indistinct, uncertain.
Dimension	Measurement, bulk, mass, extent
Diminish	Lessen, reduce, decrease, abate