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
   • Russia
   • Spanish
   • Dress
   • 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. Republican Rep. Jason Lewis:

   What the welfare state has done to the black community, a hundred years of racism could not do, a hundred years of racism could not break it up, it could not destroy black families. Jim Crow could not do it. But what dependency has done, is has caused unwanted pregnancy, illegitimacy. It has told young black males that they are dispensable, they don't need to hang around when mom needs support or whatever and it has destroyed -- and not just black communities, but any urban community, and so what you've got here is now they're addicted. Large swaths of Hispanic communities, black communities are addicted to these, these subsidies.

2. Hillary Clinton:

   If we don't stand up against the (gun lobby) ... shame on us.

3. Matina Mwanack:

   We should not introduce a second vaccine when we don't yet have scientifically-proven conclusions from the one currently being tested, (We) have suffered a lot from the lack of needed information about the vaccines and treatments being tested.

4. Angelica Blount:

   She told me, 'Can you hear the baby crying?' and I said, 'I don't know; it might be a cat.' And my sister said, 'No, it's a baby crying.'.

5. Leonardo Barreto:

   Since the 2018 election, the left-wing opposition in Congress does not have enough votes to block the agenda, and don't forget, Lula is free to walk but he has not been acquitted so he cannot be a candidate.