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320 Adjectives That Start With DE

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dead (adjective) no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
(adjective) not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat
(adjective) the complete stoppage of an action
(adjective) not surviving in active use
(adjective) physically inactive
(adjective) devoid of activity
(adjective) lacking resilience or bounce
(adjective) out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown
(adjective) devoid of physical sensation; numb Synonyms: deadened
(adjective) (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive Synonyms: numb
(adjective) no longer having force or relevance
(adjective) unerringly accurate
(adjective) not circulating or flowing Synonyms: stagnant
(adjective) very tired Synonyms: all in, beat, bushed
(adjective) drained of electric charge; discharged Synonyms: drained
(adjective) not yielding a return Synonyms: idle
(adjective) lacking acoustic resonance
deadened (adjective) made or become less intense
(adjective) devoid of physical sensation; numb Synonyms: dead
deadening (adjective) so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness Synonyms: boring, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome
deadlocked (adjective) at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions Synonyms: stalemated
deadly (adjective) exceedingly harmful Synonyms: baneful, pernicious, pestilent
(adjective) extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom Synonyms: venomous, virulent
(adjective) involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death Synonyms: mortal
(adjective) (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
(adjective) causing or capable of causing death Synonyms: deathly, mortal
(adjective) of an instrument of certain death Synonyms: lethal
deadpan (adjective) deliberately impassive in manner Synonyms: expressionless, impassive, poker-faced, unexpressive
deaf (adjective) lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
(adjective) (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed Synonyms: indifferent
deafened (adjective) caused to hear poorly or not at all
deafening (adjective) loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss Synonyms: earsplitting, thunderous, thundery
dear (adjective) with or in a close or intimate relationship Synonyms: good, near
(adjective) having a high price Synonyms: costly, high-priced, pricey, pricy
(adjective) dearly loved Synonyms: beloved, darling
(adjective) sincerely earnest Synonyms: devout, earnest, heartfelt
deathless (adjective) never dying Synonyms: undying
deathlike (adjective) having the physical appearance of death Synonyms: deathly
deathly (adjective) having the physical appearance of death Synonyms: deathlike
(adjective) causing or capable of causing death Synonyms: deadly, mortal
debased (adjective) ruined in character or quality Synonyms: corrupted, vitiated
(adjective) mixed with impurities Synonyms: adulterate, adulterated
(adjective) lowered in value Synonyms: degraded, devalued
debasing (adjective) used of conduct; characterized by dishonor Synonyms: degrading
debatable (adjective) capable of being disproved Synonyms: disputable
(adjective) open to argument or debate Synonyms: arguable, disputable, moot
(adjective) open to doubt or debate Synonyms: problematic, problematical
debauched (adjective) unrestrained by convention or morality Synonyms: degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, fast, libertine, profligate, riotous
debile (adjective) lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality Synonyms: decrepit, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly
debilitated (adjective) lacking energy or vitality Synonyms: adynamic, asthenic, enervated
debilitating (adjective) impairing the strength and vitality
debilitative (adjective) causing debilitation Synonyms: enervating, enfeebling, weakening
debonair (adjective) having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air Synonyms: chipper, debonaire, jaunty
(adjective) having a sophisticated charm Synonyms: debonaire, debonnaire, suave
debonaire (adjective) having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air Synonyms: chipper, debonair, jaunty
(adjective) having a sophisticated charm Synonyms: debonair, debonnaire, suave
deboned (adjective) having had the bones removed Synonyms: boned
debonnaire (adjective) having a sophisticated charm Synonyms: debonair, debonaire, suave
decadent (adjective) marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay Synonyms: fin-de-siecle
(adjective) luxuriously self-indulgent
decalescent (adjective) absorbing heat without increase in temperature when heated beyond a certain point
decapitated (adjective) having had the head cut off Synonyms: beheaded
decasyllabic (adjective) having or characterized by or consisting of ten syllables
decayable (adjective) liable to decay or spoil or become putrid Synonyms: putrefiable, putrescible, spoilable
decayed (adjective) damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless Synonyms: rotted, rotten
deceased (adjective) dead Synonyms: asleep, at peace, at rest, departed, gone
deceitful (adjective) marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another Synonyms: ambidextrous, double-dealing, double-faced, double-tongued, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced
(adjective) involving deception Synonyms: fallacious, fraudulent
decent (adjective) conforming to conventions of sexual behavior
(adjective) meeting requirements Synonyms: acceptable, satisfactory
(adjective) observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress
(adjective) in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion Synonyms: fitting
(adjective) socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous Synonyms: nice
(adjective) sufficiently clothed to see visitors or appear in public
decentralised (adjective) withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities Synonyms: decentralized
decentralising (adjective) tending away from a central point Synonyms: decentralizing
decentralized (adjective) withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities Synonyms: decentralised
decentralizing (adjective) tending away from a central point Synonyms: decentralising
deceptive (adjective) designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently Synonyms: misleading
(adjective) causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true Synonyms: delusory
decideable (adjective) capable of being decided as following or not following from the axioms of a logical system
decided (adjective) recognizable; marked Synonyms: distinct
deciding (adjective) having the power or quality of deciding Synonyms: determinant, determinative, determining
deciduous (adjective) (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
(adjective) (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth
decimal (adjective) numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten Synonyms: denary
decipherable (adjective) easily deciphered Synonyms: clear, readable
deciphered (adjective) converted from cryptic to intelligible language
decisive (adjective) determining or having the power to determine an outcome
(adjective) characterized by decision and firmness
(adjective) forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis Synonyms: critical
(adjective) unmistakable
deckled (adjective) having a rough edge; used of handmade paper or paper resembling handmade Synonyms: deckle-edged, featheredged
declamatory (adjective) ostentatiously lofty in style Synonyms: bombastic, large, orotund, tumid, turgid
declarable (adjective) that must be declared
declarative (adjective) relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration Synonyms: asserting, declaratory
(adjective) relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements Synonyms: indicative
declaratory (adjective) relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration Synonyms: asserting, declarative
declared (adjective) made known or openly avowed
(adjective) declared as fact; explicitly stated Synonyms: stated
declassified (adjective) having had security classification removed
declivitous (adjective) sloping down rather steeply Synonyms: downhill, downward-sloping
decollete (adjective) (of a garment) having a low-cut neckline Synonyms: low-cut, low-necked
decomposable (adjective) capable of being partitioned Synonyms: analyzable
decompositional (adjective) causing organic decay
decompound (adjective) of a compound leaf; consisting of divisions that are themselves compound
deconsecrated (adjective) divested of consecration
deconstructionist (adjective) of or concerned with the philosophical theory of literature known as deconstructionism
decorated (adjective) provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction Synonyms: adorned
decorative (adjective) serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose Synonyms: cosmetic, ornamental
decorous (adjective) characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct
(adjective) according with custom or propriety Synonyms: becoming, comely, comme il faut, seemly
decreased (adjective) made less in size or amount or degree Synonyms: reduced
decreasing (adjective) becoming less or smaller
(adjective) (music) decreasing in tempo and/or volume
decreed (adjective) fixed or established especially by order or command Synonyms: appointed, ordained, prescribed
decrepit (adjective) lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality Synonyms: debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly
(adjective) worn and broken down by hard use Synonyms: creaky, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone
decrescendo (adjective) (music) gradually decreasing in volume Synonyms: diminuendo
decumbent (adjective) lying down; in a position of comfort or rest Synonyms: accumbent, recumbent
decurved (adjective) bent down or curved downward
decussate (adjective) crossed or intersected in the form of an X Synonyms: intersectant, intersecting
dedicated (adjective) devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
(adjective) solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose Synonyms: consecrate, consecrated
dedifferentiated (adjective) having experienced or undergone dedifferentiation or the loss of specialization in form or function
deducible (adjective) capable of being deduced
deductible (adjective) acceptable as a deduction (especially as a tax deduction)
deductive (adjective) involving inferences from general principles
(adjective) relating to logical deduction
deep (adjective) having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination
(adjective) relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
(adjective) exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy
(adjective) strong; intense Synonyms: rich
(adjective) very distant in time or space
(adjective) difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge Synonyms: abstruse, recondite
(adjective) of an obscure nature Synonyms: cryptic, cryptical, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying
(adjective) intense or extreme
(adjective) large in quantity or size
(adjective) with head or back bent low
(adjective) having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range Synonyms: bass
(adjective) marked by depth of thinking
(adjective) relatively thick from top to bottom
(adjective) extending relatively far inward
(adjective) (of darkness) densely dark Synonyms: thick
deepening (adjective) accumulating and becoming more intense Synonyms: thickening
defamatory (adjective) (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign Synonyms: calumniatory, calumnious, denigrating, denigrative, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous
defeasible (adjective) capable of being annulled or voided or terminated
defeated (adjective) beaten or overcome; not victorious
(adjective) disappointingly unsuccessful Synonyms: disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted
defective (adjective) markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior
(adjective) having a defect Synonyms: faulty
(adjective) not working properly Synonyms: bad
defenceless (adjective) lacking weapons for self-defense Synonyms: defenseless
(adjective) lacking protection or support Synonyms: defenseless
defendable (adjective) capable of being defended Synonyms: defensible
defending (adjective) attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring
defenseless (adjective) lacking weapons for self-defense Synonyms: defenceless
(adjective) having no protecting or concealing cover Synonyms: naked
(adjective) lacking protection or support Synonyms: defenceless
defensible (adjective) capable of being defended Synonyms: defendable
defensive (adjective) intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
(adjective) attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing Synonyms: justificative, justificatory
deferent (adjective) showing deference Synonyms: deferential, regardful
deferential (adjective) showing deference Synonyms: deferent, regardful
defervescent (adjective) of or relating to the reduction of a fever
defiant (adjective) boldly resisting authority or an opposing force Synonyms: noncompliant
deficient (adjective) of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement Synonyms: insufficient
(adjective) inadequate in amount or degree Synonyms: lacking, wanting
(adjective) falling short of some prescribed norm Synonyms: inferior, substandard
defiled (adjective) morally blemished; stained or impure Synonyms: maculate
definable (adjective) capable of being defined, limited, or explained
defined (adjective) clearly characterized or delimited
(adjective) showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary Synonyms: outlined
definite (adjective) precise; explicit and clearly defined
(adjective) known for certain
definitive (adjective) supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement Synonyms: determinate
(adjective) clearly defined or formulated Synonyms: unequivocal
(adjective) of recognized authority or excellence Synonyms: authoritative
deflated (adjective) brought low in spirit Synonyms: chapfallen, chopfallen, crestfallen

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