Deserve, merit, earn, rate mean to be or become worthy of something as recompense whether by way of reward or punishment.
Category: Synonyms
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.
Dependent vs Contingent vs Conditional vs Relative
Dependent, contingent, conditional, relative mean having its existence or nature determined by something else.
Depend vs Hinge vs Hang vs Turn
Depend, hinge, hang, turn are comparable when they mean to rest or, especially, to be contingent upon something uncertain or variable or indeterminable.
Deny vs Gainsay vs Contradict vs Negative vs Traverse vs Impugn vs Contravene
Deny, gainsay, contradict, negative, traverse, impugn, contravene are comparable as meaning, when they refer to an act, to declare something untrue, untenable, or unworthy of consideration or, when they refer to a condition, to go counter to what is true or to the facts as they are.
Denote vs Connote
Denote, connote and their corresponding nouns denotation, connotation are complementary rather than synonymous.
Demur vs Scruple vs Balk vs Jib vs Shy vs Boggle vs Stick vs Stickle vs Strain
Demur, scruple, balk, jib, shy, boggle, stick, stickle, strain are comparable when they mean to hesitate or show reluctance because of difficulties in the way.