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2 : the process of rotting : the state of being rotten

Synonyms

[1] declension, decline, degeneration, descent, deterioration, enfeeblement—more at DECLINE

[2] breakdown, corruption, decomposition, putrefaction, rot, spoilage—more at CORRUPTION

decd abbreviation deceased

de·cease noun : a permanent cessation of all vital functions : DEATH

Synonyms

death, demise, doom, end, passing, quietus—more at DEATH

1deceased adjective : no longer alive; especially : recently dead

Synonyms

breathless, dead, defunct, gone, late, lifeless—more at DEAD

2deceased noun, plural deceased : a dead person

de·ce·dent noun : a deceased person

de·ceit noun 1 : the act or practice of deceiving : DECEPTION

2 : an attempt or device to deceive : TRICK

3 : the quality of being deceitful : DECEITFULNESS

Synonyms

artifice, craft, craftiness, crookedness, cunning, deceitfulness, dishonesty, dissimulation, double-dealing, duplicity, guile, wiliness; also equivocation, prevarication; chicanery, skulduggery, subterfuge, trickery; hypocrisy, insincerity; shrewdness; underhandedness, unscrupulousness; furtiveness, secrecy, oiliness, slipperiness, slyness, smoothness

Antonyms

artlessness, forthrightness, good faith, guilelessness, sincerity

de·ceit·ful adjective 1 : practicing or tending to practice deceit

2 : tending or having power to deceive : DECEPTIVE

— de·ceit·ful·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] crooked, dishonest, double-dealing, false, fraudulent—more at FRAUDULENT

[2] deceptive, delusive, fallacious, false, misleading, specious—more at DECEPTIVE

de·ceit·ful·ness noun : the quality or state of being deceitful

Synonyms

artifice, craft, craftiness, crookedness, cunning, deceit, dishonesty, dissimulation, double-dealing, duplicity, guile, wiliness—more at DECEIT

de·ceive verb de·ceived; de·ceiv·ing 1 : to cause to believe an untruth

2 : to use or practice deceit

— de·ceiv·er noun

Synonyms

beguile, bluff, cozen, delude, dupe, fool, gull, have, hoax, hoodwink, humbug, misinform, mislead, string along, take in, trick; also cheat, chisel, defraud, fleece, gyp, hustle, rook, swindle

Antonyms

undeceive

de·cel·er·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing : to slow down

Synonyms

brake, retard, slow—more at SLOW

De·cem·ber noun [ORIGIN: ME Decembre, fr. OF, fr. L December (tenth month), fr. decem ten]

: the 12th month of the year

de·cen·cy noun, plural -cies 1 : the quality or state of being decent : PROPRIETY

2 : conformity to standards of taste, propriety, or quality

3 : a standard of propriety — usu. used in pl.

Synonyms

[1] decorum, form, propriety; also civility, courtesy, politeness; dignity, grace, refinement; discretion, prudence; correctness, fitness, rightness; attention, attentiveness, care, carefulness; goodness, high-mindedness, honesty, morality, probity, rectitude, righteousness, uprightness, virtue

Antonyms

impropriety, indecency

[2] character, goodness, honesty, integrity, morality, probity, rectitude, righteousness, uprightness, virtue—more at MORALITY

de·cen·ni·al adjective 1 : consisting of 10 years

2 : happening every 10 years <~ census>

de·cent adjective 1 : conforming to standards of propriety, good taste, or morality

2 : modestly clothed

3 : free from immodesty or obscenity

4 : ADEQUATE <~ housing>

— de·cent·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] ethical, good, honest, honorable, just, moral, right, righteous, straight, upright, virtuous—more at GOOD

[1] correct, decorous, genteel, nice, polite, proper, respectable, seemly—more at PROPER

[3] chaste, clean, immaculate, modest, pure—more at CHASTE

[4] acceptable, adequate, all right, fine, OK, passable, respectable, satisfactory, tolerable—more at ADEQUATE

de·cen·tral·i·za·tion noun 1 : the distribution of powers from a central authority to regional and local authorities

2 : the redistribution of population and industry from urban centers to outlying areas

— de·cen·tral·ize verb

de·cep·tion