Synonyms for don
dɒn; Sp., It. dɔndon

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

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

Matched Categories

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

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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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How to use don in a sentence?

1. Josh Matz:

   When you live in a world of broken politics and when you live in a world of extraordinary partisan polarization, it just may not be possible to generate the consensus necessary to use The Power of Impeachment, that's a scary thought because The Power of Impeachment does something important. There may be circumstances where we just can't wait for the next election, and I don't have a reassuring answer to that.

2. Donald Trump:

   Stick with us, don't believe the crap you see from these people, the fake news. ... What you're seeing and what you're reading is not what's happening.

3. Mark Meadows:

   To just move everyone up and not change the process is to suggest the issue was John Boehner, and I don't see the issue as John Boehner.

4. William DeWitt Jr.:

   These are serious allegations that don't reflect who we are as an organization, we are committed to getting to the bottom of this matter as soon as possible, and if anyone within our organization is determined to be involved in anything inappropriate, they will be held accountable.

5. Yehuda Turgiman:

   They don't make us problem, it was not antisemitism, I know it because we are usually taken care of.