Synonyms Starting with D
Default Synonyms: shirk, evade, dodge, fail, neglect, swindle, defraud, welsh, fink out, crap out.Defeat Synonyms: loss, setback, rout, upset, downfall, debacle, disaster, conquest, beating, trouncing, shellacking, waterloo.overcome, vanquish, best, win, trounce, beat, overpower, overwhelm, prevail, overthrow, oveDefeated Synonyms: thwarted, overpowered, conquered, frustrated, beaten, crushed, vanquished, overwhelmed, subdued, checkmated, put down, licked.Defeatist Synonyms: quitter.Defect Synonyms: desert, abandon, revolt, secede, withdraw, forsake, quit, leave.failing, fault, imperfection, peccadillo, deficiency, foible, shortcoming, minus, weakness, drawback, lack, infirmity, blemish.Defection Synonyms: desertion, abandonment, disloyalty, treason, apostasy, revolt, rebellion, unfaithfulness, betrayal, double-cross.Defective Synonyms: imperfect, marred, flawed, faulty, subnormal, substandard, subpar, broken, poor, inadequate, inoperative, out of order.Defector Synonyms: traitor.Defend Synonyms: protect, fortify, safeguard, arm, man, secure, cover, watch over, preserve, guard, shelter, armor, bulwark.justify, vindicate, support, uphold, sustain, rally to, aid, assist, hold forth, corroborate,Defense Synonyms: protection, justification, vindication, support, bastion, bulwark, assistance, preservation, guard, cover, security.Defenseless Synonyms: powerless, vulnerable, unarmed, naked, weak, endangered, unguarded, exposed, disabled, imperiled.Defensible Synonyms: justifiable.Defer Synonyms: submit.delay, postpone, put off, table, shelve, pigeonhole, retard, stall, suspend, adjourn, procrastinate, temporize.Deference Synonyms: respect, regard, esteem, consideration, homage, courtesy, civility, graciousness, politeness, complaisance, obeisance.Deferential Synonyms: respectful, considerate, polite, gracious, obeisant, mannerly, ceremonious, regardful, gallant, courtly, courteous.Defiance Synonyms: hostility.Defiant Synonyms: rebellious, mutinous, disobedient, refractory, fractious, stubborn, recalcitrant, ungovernable, lawless, headstrong, willful, reckless, audacious, bold.Deficiency Synonyms: lack, need, want, scarcity, insufficiency, inadequacy, shortage, shortcoming, weakness, absence, dearth, deficit, fault, flaw, defect, scantiness.Deficient Synonyms: insufficient, inadequate, short, wanting, needful, scant, scanty, lacking, lean, meager, sparing, exiguous.defective, incomplete, subnormal, substandard, subpar, faulty, inferior, second rate, malfuncDefile Synonyms: corrupt, befoul, besmirch, dirty, pollute, sully, profane, infect, taint, soil, vitiate, smear, contaminate, degrade, dishonor, debauch.Define Synonyms: explain, describe, delimit, determine, specify, clarify, spell out, construe, interpret, fix, detail, designate, characterize.Definite Synonyms: certain, sure, positive, incontrovertible, inevitable, unchangeable, unquestionable, absolute, inescapable, invariable, inexorable.clear, precise, exact, delimited, determined, fixed, set, settled, spDefinitely Synonyms: certainly, surely, unquestionably, without doubt, doubtless, positively, indubitably, unequivocally, inescapably, unavoidably, assuredly, incontrovertibly.Definition Synonyms: precision, distinctness, clarity, sharpness, character, design, outline, focus, definiteness, specificity, particularity, concreteness, discreteness.meaning, sense, definiens, denotation, connotation,Definitive Synonyms: decisive, final, absolute, conclusive, complete, thorough, thoroughgoing, comprehensive, exhaustive, consummate, unconditional, all out.