| Words | Synonyms | Antonyms |
| Deadly | fatal, lethal, mortal, ghastly, malignant, baneful | nonfatal, harmless, lively |
| Decline | refuse, reject, dismiss, fall, deteriorate, descend | increase, rise |
| Deficient | defective, incomplete, lacking, wanting, inadequate, scarce | flawless, adequate, sufficient |
| Dejected | depressed, down, gloomy, desolate, melancholic, sad | cheerful, happy, joyous |
| Delicate | elegant, exquisite, fine, feeble, fragile, sensitive | coarse, harsh, robust |
| Delight | pleasure, joy, cheer, exult, rejoice, gladden, gratify | trouble, sadden, dismay |
| Demolish | destroy, destruct, raze, shatter, wreck, smash | build, repair, restore |
| Deny | contradict, negate, disallow, reject, refuse, repudiate | admit, allow, confess |
| Depart | exit, leave, retire, drop, demise, deviate | arrive, come, enter |
| Depressed | dejected, desolate, gloomy, sad, melancholic, deprived | elated, exalted, happy |
| Deprive | dispossess, divest, rob, strip, disinherit, bereave | bestow, endow, confer |
| Despair | anguish, dejection, melancholy, misery, sorrow, despondency | joy, cheerfulness, happiness |
| Detached | isolated, solitary, indifferent, apathetic, nonchalant, unruffled | attached, combined, involved |
| Detain | delay, retard, hold, lag, confine, imprison | liberate, release, free |
| Deteriorate | decline, worsen, languish, degenerate, putrefy, spoil | improve, strengthen, better |
| Devastate | ravage, waste, plunder, smash, pillage, raze | build, construct, enrich |
| Diligent | assiduous, industrious, studious, earnest, attentive | languid, lazy, lethargic |
| Diminish | abate, decrease, dwindle, lessen, rebate, reduce | expand, prolong, extend |
| Din | clamor, hubbub, noise, pandemonium, tumult, uproar | calm, peace, quiet |
| Diplomatic | discreet, sensitive, repellent, abhorrent, repugnant, shabby | pleasant, delightful, inviting |
| Discard | dispose, jettison, abdicate, eliminate, expel, banish | embrace, retain, keep |
| Disclose | bare, show, unveil, convey, transmit, impart | conceal, hide, withhold |
| Disgusting | horrid, repulsive, repellent, abhorrent, repugnant, shabby | pleasant, delightful, inviting |
| Disperse | dissipate, scatter, diffuse, disseminate, spread, strew | assemble, collect, garner |
| Disrupt | disturb, unsettle, upset, disarray, disorganize, derange | arrange, organize, reassure |
| Distant | far, faraway, remote, offish, reticent, solitary | adjacent, close, neighbouring |
| Distinct | clear, sharp, pronounced, visible, manifest, unambiguous | fuzzy, hazy, vague |
| Distinguished | eminent, famed, noted, prominent, celebrated, renowned | obscure, unimportant, inferior |
| Distract | disturb, flurry, fluster, perturb, ruffle, unsettle | appease, reassure, pacify |
| Docile | gentle, meek, amenable, compliant, submissive, mild | inflexible, obstinate, stubborn |
| Doldrums | dejection, depression, blues, gloom, melancholy, mournfulness | elation, glee, joy |
| Dominant | commanding, governing, ruling, authoritative, prevailing, masterful | humble, modest, reserved |
| Downfall | descent, collapse, fall, bane, ruination, undoing | ascent, rise, success |
| Drastic | dire, radical, strong, forceful, harsh, exorbitant | cal, easy, superficial |
| Dreadful | appalling, direful, fearful, frightful, horrendous, ghastly | pleasant, wonderful, inoffensive |
| Drubbing | beating, defeat, thrashing, rout, vanquishment, whipping | aid, assistance, protection |
| Drowsy | dozy, sleepy, slumberous, somnolent, soporific, nodding | alert, awake, lively |
| Dubious | doubtful, skeptical, uncertain, ambiguous, chancy, questionable | certain, reliable, trustworthy |
| Dumb | inarticulate, mute, silent, stupid, mute, dimwitted | articulate, vocal, smart |
| Dupe | deceive, beguile, misguide, cross, fool, trick | guide, lead, advise |
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