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, disrepute, discredit

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