Droop, wilt, flag, sag are comparable when they mean to sink or to lose in vigor, firmness, or freshness.
Category: Synonyms
Draw vs Tie vs Stalemate vs Deadlock vs Standoff
Draw, tie, stalemate, deadlock, standoff mean an indecisive ending to a contest or competition or a contest or competition ending indecisively.
Dramatic vs Theatrical vs Dramaturgic vs Melodramatic vs Histrionic
Dramatic, theatrical, dramaturgic, melodramatic, histrionic are not close synonyms although all imply special reference to plays as performed by actors or to the effects which are produced by acted plays.
Dower vs Endow vs Endue
Dower, endow, endue are comparable when meaning to furnish or provide with a gift.
Downcast vs Dispirited vs Dejected vs Depressed vs Disconsolate vs Woebegone
Downcast, dispirited, dejected, depressed, disconsolate, woebegone mean affected by or showing very low spirits.
Dough vs Batter vs Paste
Dough, batter, paste are quasi-synonyms often confused in their modern cookery senses.
Doubtful vs Dubious vs Problematic vs Questionable
Doubtful, dubious, problematic, questionable are comparable when they mean not affording assurance of the worth, soundness, success, or certainty of something or someone.
Door vs Gate vs Portal vs Postern vs Doorway vs Gateway
Door, gate, portal, postern, doorway, gateway are comparable chiefly as meaning an entrance to a place.
Donation vs Benefaction vs Contribution vs Alms
Donation, benefaction, contribution, alms are comparable when they denote a gift of money or its equivalent for a charitable, philanthropic, or humanitarian object.
Dominant vs Predominant vs Paramount vs Preponderant vs Preponderating vs Sovereign
Dominant, predominant, paramount, preponderant, preponderating, sovereign mean superior to all others in power, influence, position, or rank.
Dodge vs Parry vs Sidestep vs Duck vs Shirk vs Fence vs Malinger
Dodge, parry, sidestep, duck, shirk, fence, malinger are comparable when meaning to avoid or evade by some maneuver or shift.
Doctrine vs Dogma vs Tenet
Doctrine, dogma, tenet are synonymous only when they mean a principle (usually one of a series or of a body of principles) accepted as authoritative (as by members of a church, a school of philosophers, or a branch of science).