Synonyms Starting with D
Detect Synonyms: discover, uncover, expose, reveal, make known, find, catch, espy, see, disclose, notice, unmask, unveil, air, observe.Detection Synonyms: discovery, revelation, exposure, disclosure, unmasking, expose, learning, unearthing, uncovering, ferreting out.Detective Synonyms: sleuth, operative, G-man, investigator, private eye, plainclothes man, secret agent, gumshoe, dick, bloodhound, undercover agent.Detention Synonyms: restraint, confinement, arrest, house arrest, delay, hindrance, incarceration, imprisonment, kidnaping, jailing, duress, bondage.Deter Synonyms: dissuade, discourage, restrain, warn, hold back, prevent, check, dishearten, dampen, divert, cool, disincline, curb, undermine, unnerve, daunt, hinder, stop.Deterge Synonyms: clean.Deteriorate Synonyms: degenerate, decay, worsen, decline, ebb, wane, weaken, disintegrate, degrade, devalue, damage, retrogress.Determinate Synonyms: specific.Determination Synonyms: willpower, resolve, firmness, steadfastness, purposefulness, dedication, tenacity, single-mindedness, strength, stamina, courage, backbone, grit, pluck, perseverance, stick-to-itiveness.decision, settDetermine Synonyms: settle, decide, arbitrate, ordain, foreordain, destine, ascertain, conclude, judge, resolve, adjudicate, verify, confirm, substantiate, corroborate, authenticate, fix.influence, affect, sway, regulateDetermined Synonyms: settled, resolved, resolute, fixed, purposeful, firm, tenacious, perseverant, persistent, devoted, set, dedicated, unwavering, steadfast, strong-willed, plucky.Deterrent Synonyms: discouragement.Detest Synonyms: hate, despise, abhor, abominate, loathe, execrate, contemn, recoil from, dislike, disdain.Detestable Synonyms: hateful, abhorrent, loathsome, abominable, odious, execrable, contemptible, disgusting, repulsive, revolting, obnoxious, offensive, vile, awful.Detestation Synonyms: hatred.Dethrone Synonyms: depose.Detonate Synonyms: explode.Detour Synonyms: bypass, by road, divergence, deviation, branch, offshoot, circumvention, divagation, spur, short cut, roundabout way, zigzag.Detriment Synonyms: harm, hurt, injury, disservice, prejudice, impairment, loss, damage, mishap, misfortune, disadvantage.Detrimental Synonyms: harmful, hurtful, injurious, prejudicial, damaging, unfortunate, disadvantageous, bad, destructive, deleterious, inimical, noxious.Detritus Synonyms: debris.Devastate Synonyms: lay waste, waste, crush, overwhelm, wipe out, strip, ravage, pillage, destroy, level, desolate, sack, ruin, plunder, demolish, raze, gut.Devastating Synonyms: overwhelming, crushing, definitive, murderous, savage, utter, withering, ruinous, cruel, total, entire, destructive.Develop Synonyms: progress, evolve, unfold, grow, advance, educate, train, cultivate, promote.intensify, step up, escalate, exercise, emphasize, stress, reinforce, harden, energize, fortify, buttress, invigorate, rejuvDevelopment Synonyms: event, happening, occurrence, episode, outcome, upshot, result, circumstance, issue, aftermath, incident, phenomenon, situation.evolution, growth, rise, increase, expansion, escalation, progress, adva
