Synonyms for don
dɒn; Sp., It. dɔndon

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1. Donnoun

   a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

   Synonyms:
   father, preceptor

2. preceptor, donnoun

   teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)

   Synonyms:
   father, preceptor

3. don, fathernoun

   the head of an organized crime family

   Synonyms:
   sire, father, founding father, founder, forefather, preceptor, beginner, begetter, male parent

4. Donnoun

   Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu

   Synonyms:
   father, preceptor

5. Don, Don Rivernoun

   a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov

   Synonyms:
   father, preceptor

6. Donverb

   a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename

   "Don Roberto"

   Synonyms:
   father, preceptor

7. wear, put on, get into, don, assumeverb

   put clothing on one's body

   "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"

   Synonyms:
   wear thin, dupe, put one over, seize, take, simulate, befool, slang, hold out, tire, put on, endure, wear out, put one across, acquire, move into, adopt, strike, have on, take for granted, come in, assume, take over, gain, presume, take in, go into, break, fall apart, jade, apply, arrogate, tire out, wear upon, turn in, get into, sham, bust, get in, usurp, wear off, gull, outwear, cod, fool, enter, wear down, accept, weary, take on, feign, fatigue, mount, go in, take up, tangle with, fag out, wear, bear

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1. • Celtic Deity
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   • Spanish
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   • Gentleman
   • Head
   • River
   • Teacher

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1. donverb

   Synonyms:
   put on, slip on, dress in

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1. List of paraphrases for "don":

   gift, donation, donated, knack, donating, donate, donations, gifts, gifting, tang, grant, -don, goku, giving, flair

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1. Frances Haugen:

   I'm saddest when I look on Twitter and people blame the parents for these problems with Facebook. They say,' Just take your kid's phone away.' But the reality is that it's a lot more complicated than that, very rarely do Frances Haugen have one of these generational shifts where the generation that leads, like parents who guide their children, have such a different set of experiences that they don't have the context to support their children in a safe way.

2. Matt LaFleur:

   I don’t even know what that word means or what that term is. I mean, I don’t know what you’re trying to get from me.

3. Wofai Fada:

   I don't even know how I feel, I want the president to say sorry, he must tell us something, ask for time or something, you'll make it up to us.

4. Gen. Joseph Stilwell:

   Illegitimis non carborundum.Lat., Don't let the bastards grind you down.

5. Judith Olson:

   There are some real difficulties when some people are remote and everybody else is in person. You forget about that [ remote ] person, you don't know what they are doing, you don't think to talk to them because it takes extra effort.