Synonyms for decade
ˈdɛk eɪd; Brit. also dɪˈkeɪddecade

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1. decadenoun

   Synonyms:
   decennium

2. decadenoun

   A series or group of ten things.

   a decade of soldiers

   Synonyms:
   decennium

3. decadenoun

   A period of ten years.

   Synonyms:
   decennium

4. decadenoun

   A group of ten days under the French Revolutionary calendar.

   Synonyms:
   decennium

5. decadenoun

   A series of ten Hail Marys in the rosary.

   Synonyms:
   decennium

6. decadenoun

   The interval between any two quantities having the ratio 10 to 1.

   There are decades between 1.8 and 18, between 25 and 250 and between 0.03 and 0.003.

   Synonyms:
   decennium

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.7 / 10 votes

1. decade, decennary, decenniumnoun

   a period of 10 years

   Synonyms:
   decennium, ten, decennary, tenner

2. ten, 10, X, tenner, decadenoun

   the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

   Synonyms:
   cristal, ten-spot, ten, go, disco biscuit, ecstasy, ex, decennium, tenner, decennary, hug drug, ten dollar bill

Matched Categories

1. • Large Integer
   • Time Period

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.6 / 5 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "decade":

   10-year, idndr, ten, decade-long, ten-year, 10

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1. Jalel Harchaoui:

   Although none of the foreign sponsors behind Haftar is likely pleased with the dramatic deterioration, they have no option but to continue backing him, they have been concentrating most of their bets on one key figure for almost half a decade. This cannot be walked back overnight.

2. President Barack Obama:

   Last year, Vice President Biden said that with a new moonshot, America can cure cancer. Last month, he worked with this Congress to give scientists at the National Institutes of Health the strongest resources they've had in over a decade, (Because) he's gone to the mat for all of us, on so many issues over the past forty years, I'm putting Joe in charge of Mission Control.

3. Paris Xie:

   In the past decade... the capacity of coal-fired power plants that we've shut down is more than the nationwide capacity of Great Britain, as we close those backward and inefficient power plants, we have replaced them with more efficient, cleaner power plants -- and our total carbon emissions won't go up much.

4. Gavin Schmidt:

   It’s clear that people are taking this more seriously than they were a decade ago, but let’s not sugarcoat how big a challenge this is. It’s not a challenge for a week or a year or a decade. It’s going to be the challenge of the century.

5. Bill Rancic:

   For more than a decade, I was fortunate enough to play a role in the success of 'E! News' and will miss my family at the show, at the same time, I am excited to not only continue as host of two major franchises on E! but also executive produce the aspirational new show 'Rich in Faith' for Oxygen as well as take my wine and clothing lines to the next level. This is such a thrilling time for me and I thank the gang at E! for understanding my desire to embark on this next chapter in my life.