Despondent, despairing, desperate, hopeless, forlorn mean having lost all or practically all hope.
Despise vs Contemn vs Scorn vs Disdain vs Scout
Despise, contemn, scorn, disdain, scout mean to regard a person or thing as beneath one’s notice or as unworthy of one’s attention or interest.
Desire vs Appetite vs Lust vs Passion vs Urge
Desire, appetite, lust, passion, urge are comparable as meaning a longing for something regarded as essential to one’s well-being or happiness or as meaning an impulse originating in a man’s nature and driving him toward the object or the experience which promises him enjoyment or satisfaction in its attainment.
Desire vs Wish vs Want vs Crave vs Covet
Desire, wish, want, crave, covet mean having a longing for something.
Designate vs Name vs Nominate vs Elect vs Appoint
Designate, name, nominate, elect, appoint are comparable in the sense to declare a person one’s choice for incumbency of an office, position, post, or benefice.
Deserve vs Merit vs Earn vs Rate
Deserve, merit, earn, rate mean to be or become worthy of something as recompense whether by way of reward or punishment.
Descend vs Dismount vs Alight
Descend, dismount, alight mean to get or come down from a height.
Derogatory vs Depreciatory vs Depreciative vs Disparaging vs Slighting vs Pejorative
Derogatory, depreciatory, depreciative, disparaging, slighting, pejorative mean designed or tending to belittle.
Depress vs Weigh vs Oppress
Depress, weigh, oppress mean to put such pressure or such a load upon a thing or person as to cause it or him to sink under the weight.
Deposit vs Precipitate vs Sediment vs Dregs vs Lees vs Grounds
Deposit, precipitate, sediment, dregs, lees, grounds mean matter which settles to the bottom of or is let fall from suspension in a fluid (as air or water).
Deplore vs Lament vs Bewail vs Bemoan
Deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan mean to manifest grief or sorrow for something. All carry an implication of weeping or crying which is commonly purely figurative.
Deplete vs Drain vs Exhaust vs Impoverish vs Bankrupt
Deplete, drain, exhaust, impoverish, bankrupt are comparable when they mean to deprive a thing in whole or in part of what is essential or necessary to its existence or potency.