Synonyms for deign
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To consider it appropriate or worthy to do or give (something), often when it is seen as beneath one's dignity; to condescend, to vouchsafe.
Forms
- Past participle
- deigned
e.g. deigned → condescended, stooped, descended, vouchsafed…
Example sentences
- descend The aircraft began to descend toward the runway.
- stoop Don't stoop down to his level. It's not worth it.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| deign | rising | |
| descend | rising | |
| stoop | rising | |
| condescend | steady | |
| vouchsafe | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- grant1, stoop1
- 6 letters
- accord2
- 7 letters
- descend2
- 9 letters
- vouchsafe
- 10 letters
- condescend3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (accord2 = 2 syllables).