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, don

3. don, fathernoun

   the head of an organized crime family

   Synonyms:
   sire, father, founding father, founder, forefather, preceptor, beginner, don, 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, don, 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. Patrick Morrisey:

   My campaign will be informing his probation officer in Nevada about this issue right away, to determine if this refusal to comply with federal law violates the terms of his supervised release, west Virginians don’t need a candidate who may not even be able to campaign in the state against Joe Manchin.

2. Samuel Goldwyn:

   I don't think anybody should write his autobiography until after he's dead.

3. Richard Bach:

   Don't be dismayed at good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again after a moment or lifetime is certain for those who are friends.

4. Ben Waisbren:

   Somebody in China said, 'these deals don't make any sense ... and we don't want to look stupid because we don't want Hollywood to look at us as dumb money,'.

5. John Eastman:

   So if somebody were just to say, I don't like the results, even though they were properly conducted and there's no evidence of fraud, I don't like the results as I'm going to certify my favorite slate of electors. The political reaction to that would be so severe and so swift, and nobody would do that. And nobody has done it in 150 years. But what we have here is a systematic violation of state laws by election officials, t his level of corruption just can't be allowed to stand. And I think that makes, I think that makes the exercise of the vice president's power here very compelling.