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don

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Synonyms & Antonyms of don

(Entry 1 of 2)

to place on one's person

she donned her best gown for the ball

Synonyms for don

put on,
slip (on or into),
throw (on)

Words Related to don

apparel,
array,
attire,
bedeck,
bedizen,
bundle up,
caparison,
clothe,
doll up,
dress,
garb,
rig,
robe,
suit,
trick,
uniform

overdress

Near Antonyms for don

disrobe,
strip,
undress

Antonyms for don

doff,
remove,
take off

don

noun

Synonyms of don (Entry 2 of 2)

as in doctor, professor

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for don

dean,
docent,
doctor,
prof,
professor,
regius professor

educationist
[chiefly British],
educator,
instructor,
pedagogue
(also pedagog),
preceptor,
schoolteacher

headmaster,
master,
rector,
schoolmaster

headmistress,
instructress,
mistress
[chiefly British],
schoolmarm
(or schoolma'am),
schoolmistress

coach,
guide,
guru,
preparer,
trainer

mentor,
tutor,
tutoress

drillmaster,
inculcator

academe,
academic,
academician,
didact,
pedant

governess,
homeschooler

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