Synonyms for decade
ˈdɛk eɪd; Brit. also dɪˈkeɪddecade

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.0 / 13 votes

1. decadenoun

   Synonyms:
   decennium

2. decadenoun

   A series or group of ten things.

   a decade of soldiers

   Synonyms:
   decennium

3. decadenoun

   A period of ten years.

   Synonyms:
   decennium

4. decadenoun

   A group of ten days under the French Revolutionary calendar.

   Synonyms:
   decennium

5. decadenoun

   A series of ten Hail Marys in the rosary.

   Synonyms:
   decennium

6. decadenoun

   The interval between any two quantities having the ratio 10 to 1.

   There are decades between 1.8 and 18, between 25 and 250 and between 0.03 and 0.003.

   Synonyms:
   decennium

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.7 / 10 votes

1. decade, decennary, decenniumnoun

   a period of 10 years

   Synonyms:
   decennium, ten, decennary, tenner

2. ten, 10, X, tenner, decadenoun

   the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

   Synonyms:
   cristal, ten-spot, ten, go, disco biscuit, ecstasy, ex, decennium, tenner, decennary, hug drug, ten dollar bill

Matched Categories

1. • Large Integer
   • Time Period

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.6 / 5 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "decade":

   10-year, idndr, ten, decade-long, ten-year, 10

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1. Dennis Gillings:

   It's probably been taking everyone a little by surprise, the sheer scale of that, as we hit the next decade in the 2020s, I'd be very surprised if there wasn't at least a top 20, if not top 10, global pharma player that was headquartered in China.

2. Tim Cook:

   It has been an economic miracle to allow the person in their basement to start a company, a global company, and serve 175 countries in the world, it is amazing — likely the highest job creator in the last decade.

3. Kym Worthy:

   It has been almost a decade since the Detroit kits were found and this treatise made my blood boil. I am more outraged, infuriated, and incensed than I was then, the next person that knowingly destroys a sexual assault kit needs to go to jail. I do not know how anyone that claims to be human can continue to ignore this issue in this country after reading this truth.

4. The Texas college professor:

   When I couldn’t travel to do my regular research, I started researching Harry — focusing on his art, the ways masculinity has changed in the last decade, celebrity culture and the internet.

5. Jalel Harchaoui:

   Although none of the foreign sponsors behind Haftar is likely pleased with the dramatic deterioration, they have no option but to continue backing him, they have been concentrating most of their bets on one key figure for almost half a decade. This cannot be walked back overnight.