Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [361]
3 : relating to or appealing to the common people <~ art>
4 : not snobbish
— dem·o·crat·i·cal·ly adverb
Synonyms
popular, republican, self-governing; also representative, libertarian
Antonyms
undemocratic
de·moc·ra·tize verb -tized; -tiz·ing : to make democratic
dé·mo·dé adjective [ORIGIN: F]
: no longer fashionable : OUT-OF-DATE
de·mo·graph·ics noun plural : the statistical characteristics of human populations
de·mog·ra·phy noun : the statistical study of human populations and esp. their size and distribution and the number of births and deaths
— de·mog·ra·pher noun
— de·mo·graph·ic adjective
— de·mo·graph·i·cal·ly adverb
dem·oi·selle noun [ORIGIN: F]
: a young woman
de·mol·ish verb 1 : to destroy to the ground : RAZE
2 : to break to pieces : SMASH
3 : to put an end to
Synonyms
[1, 3] annihilate, blot out, desolate, destroy, devastate, do in, exterminate, extinguish, obliterate, pulverize, ruin, shatter, smash, tear down, waste, wipe out, wreck—more at DESTROY
[2] blast, blow up, burst, explode, pop, shatter, smash—more at BLAST
de·mo·li·tion noun : the act of demolishing; especially : destruction by means of explosives
Synonyms
annihilation, desolation, destruction, devastation, havoc, loss, obliteration, ruin, wastage, wreckage—more at DESTRUCTION
de·mon or dae·mon noun 1 : an evil spirit : DEVIL
2 usually daemon : an attendant power or spirit
3 : one that has unusual drive or effectiveness
Synonyms
devil, fiend, ghoul, imp; also apparition, bogey, familiar, ghost, phantasm, phantom, poltergeist, shade, shadow, specter, spirit, spook, vision, wraith; brownie, dwarf, elf, faerie, fairy, fay, gnome, goblin, gremlin, hobgoblin, leprechaun, pixie, puck, sprite, troll; monster, ogre
de·mon·e·tize verb : to stop using as money or as a monetary standard <~ silver>
— de·mon·e·ti·za·tion noun
de·mo·ni·ac also de·mo·ni·a·cal adjective 1 : possessed or influenced by a demon
2 : of, relating to, or suggestive of a demon : DEVILISH
de·mon·ic also de·mon·i·cal adjective : of, relating to, or suggestive of a demon : FIENDISH
Synonyms
devilish, diabolical, fiendish, satanic—more at FIENDISH
de·mon·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing 1 : to convert into a demon
2 : to characterize or treat as evil or harmful
de·mon·ol·o·gy noun 1 : the study of demons
2 : belief in demons
de·mon·stra·ble adjective 1 : capable of being demonstrated
2 : APPARENT, EVIDENT
— de·mon·stra·bly adverb
Synonyms
provable, supportable, sustainable, verifiable—more at VERIFIABLE
dem·on·strate verb -strat·ed; -strat·ing 1 : to show clearly
2 : to prove or make clear by reasoning or evidence
3 : to explain esp. with many examples
4 : to show publicly <~ a new car>
5 : to make a public display <~ in protest>
— dem·on·stra·tor noun
Synonyms
[1] establish, prove, show, substantiate—more at ESTABLISH
[2] document, establish, prove, substantiate, validate—more at PROVE
[3] clarify, clear, construe, elucidate, explain, explicate, expound, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, spell out—more at EXPLAIN
dem·on·stra·tion noun 1 : an act, process, or means of demonstrating to the intelligence
2 : an outward expression or display
Synonyms
display, exhibition, show—more at SHOW
1demonstrative adjective 1 : demonstrating as real or true
2 : characterized by demonstration
3 : pointing out the one referred to and distinguishing it from others of the same class <~ pronoun>
4 : marked by display of feeling : EFFUSIVE
— de·mon·stra·tive·ly adverb
— de·mon·stra·tive·ness noun
Synonyms
effusive, emotional, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestrained; also dramatic, histrionic, melodramatic, theatrical; communicative, expansive; extroverted, outgoing; affectionate, loving, passionate, warm; blunt, candid, frank, outspoken, plain
Antonyms
inhibited, reserved, restrained, undemonstrative, unemotional
2demonstrative noun :