Chapter Dickens to Direct of D by Soule's Synonymes

Different, a.

1. Distinct, separate, not the same.

2. Unlike, dissimilar, various, diverse, contrary, contrasted, variant, deviating, divergent, diverging.

3. Various, divers, many, manifold, sundry.

Differential, a. Discriminating.

Difficult, a.

1. Hard, arduous, Herculean, uphill, beset with difficulty.

2. Obscure, hard to be understood, intricate, perplexing.

3. Austere, rigid, unyielding, unaccommodating, uncompliant, hard to manage or persuade.

4. Fastidious, dainty, squeamish, hard to please.

Difficulty, n.

1. Arduousness.

2. Obstacle, impediment, bar, obstruction, barrier, hindrance, trouble, perplexity, exigency, trial, dilemma, embarrassment, emergency, pinch, predicament, fix, pickle, stand, dead-set, set fast, dead-lock, dead- stand, stand-still, horns of a dilemma, up-hill work, sea of troubles, peck of troubles, hard row to hoe, hard nut to crack.

3. Objection, cavil, obstacle to belief.

4. Embroilment, complication, controversy, misunderstanding, difference.

Diffidence, n.

1. Distrust, doubt, hesitation, hesitancy, reliance.

2. Bashfulness, timidity, sheepishness, shyness, extreme modesty, distrust of one’s self, lack or want of self-reliance.

Diffident, a.

1. Distrustful, doubtful, hesitating, reluctant.