David has a keen interest in aesthetics — the qualities that make a painting, sculpture, musical composition, or poem pleasing to the eye, ear, or mind.
Source: tatoeba (1907)
David
/ˈdeɪvɪd/
Synonyms for "david" (20 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: brave, bulldog, dave, davy, demigod.
- Sentence evidence is available for david, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, opengloss.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "david".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "david"
Keep "david" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "david" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "david", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "david" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
Translations
106 translations across 71 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- Dawid name (male given name)
Albanian
4 entries- Daud name (male given name)
- Daut name (male given name)
- David name (male given name)
- Davud name (male given name)
Arabic
2 entries- دَاوُود name (male given name)
- دَيْفِيد name (male given name)
Armenian
1 entries- Դավիթ name (male given name)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- Devid name (male given name)
Bashkir
1 entries- Дауыт name (male given name)
Belarusian
1 entries- Даві́д name (male given name)
Bengali
1 entries- ডেভিড name (male given name)
Breton
1 entries- Dewi name (male given name)
Bulgarian
2 entries- Дави́д name (male given name)
- Де́йвид name (male given name)
Catalan
1 entries- David name (male given name)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᏕᏫᏗ name (male given name)
Chinese Cantonese
3 entries- 大卫 name (male given name)
- 大衛 /大卫/大衞 /大卫 name (male given name)
- 戴維 /戴维 name (male given name)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 大卫 name (male given name)
- 大衛 /大卫/大衞 /大卫 name (male given name)
- 戴維 /戴维 name (male given name)
Czech
1 entries- David name (male given name)
Danish
1 entries- David name (male given name)
Dutch
1 entries- David name (male given name)
Esperanto
1 entries- Davido name (male given name)
Estonian
2 entries- Taavet name (male given name)
- Taavi name (male given name)
Faroese
3 entries- Dávid name (male given name)
- Dávið name (male given name)
- Dávur name (male given name)
Finnish
2 entries- Taavetti name (male given name)
- Taavi name (male given name)
French
1 entries- David name (male given name)
Ge'ez
1 entries- ዳዊት name (male given name)
Georgian
1 entries- დავით name (male given name)
German
1 entries- David name (male given name)
Greek
2 entries- Δαβίδ name (male given name)
- Ντέιβιντ name (male given name)
Hausa
1 entries- Dauda name (male given name)
Hawaiian
1 entries- Kāwika name (male given name)
Hebrew
1 entries- דָּוִד name (male given name)
Hindi
1 entries- डेविड name (male given name)
Hungarian
1 entries- Dávid name (male given name)
Icelandic
1 entries- Davíð name (male given name)
Indonesian
2 entries- Daud name (male given name)
- David name (male given name)
Inuktitut
1 entries- ᑖᕕᑦ name (male given name)
Irish
2 entries- Dáibhí name (male given name)
- Dáithí name (male given name)
Italian
1 entries- Davide name (male given name)
Japanese
4 entries- ダビド name (male given name)
- デイヴィッド name (male given name)
- デヴィッド name (male given name)
- デービッド name (male given name)
Kazakh
1 entries- Дәуіт name (male given name)
Khmer
1 entries- ដាវីត name (male given name)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- Дөөт name (male given name)
Latvian
1 entries- Dāvids name (male given name)
Lishana Deni
2 entries- דוד name (male given name)
- דויד name (male given name)
Lisu
1 entries- ꓓ-ꓪꓵ name (male given name)
Lithuanian
2 entries- Deividas name (male given name)
- Dovydas name (male given name)
Macedonian
2 entries- Давид name (male given name)
- Дејвид name (male given name)
Malay
1 entries- Daud name (male given name)
Maltese
1 entries- David name (male given name)
Manx
1 entries- Davy name (male given name)
Middle English
1 entries- Dauid name (male given name)
Māori
1 entries- Rāwiri name (male given name)
Nepali
1 entries- डेभिड name (male given name)
Northern Sami
1 entries- Dávvet name (male given name)
Norwegian
1 entries- David name (male given name)
Old English
1 entries- Dauid name (male given name)
Old Norse
3 entries- Dáfinnr name (male given name)
- Dáfiðr name (male given name)
- Dáviðr name (male given name)
Persian
1 entries- دیوید name (male given name)
Polish
1 entries- Dawid name (male given name)
Portuguese
3 entries- Davi name (male given name)
- David name (male given name)
- Deivid name (male given name)
Russian
3 entries- Дави́д name (male given name)
- Давы́д name (male given name)
- Дэ́йвид name (male given name)
Scots
2 entries- Dauid name (male given name)
- Dauvit name (male given name)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- Dàibhidh name (male given name)
Sicilian
3 entries- David name (male given name)
- Davì name (male given name)
- Dàviti name (male given name)
Skolt Sami
1 entries- Daaʹved name (male given name)
Slovak
1 entries- Dávid name (male given name)
Spanish
1 entries- David name (male given name)
Swedish
1 entries- David name (male given name)
Tajik
1 entries- Довуд name (male given name)
Turkish
1 entries- Davut name (male given name)
Uyghur
1 entries- داۋۇت name (male given name)
Welsh
3 entries- Dafydd name (male given name)
- Dewi name (male given name)
- Dewydd name (male given name)
Yiddish
1 entries- דוד name (male given name)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
Mary, this is Joe's brother David.
Source: tatoeba (32057)
Mike and David are always quarreling with each other over trifles.
Source: tatoeba (32963)
David can speak French fluently.
Source: tatoeba (39338)
Showing 4 of 21 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "david"?
Closest matches include brave, bulldog, dave, davy, demigod.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "david"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.