DUN Synonyms: 152 Similar and Opposite Words

dun 1 of 3

noun

Definition of dun

as in demand

something that someone insists upon having it's probably not a good idea to ignore a creditor's dun for repayment

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dun

2 of 3

adjective

as in sandy

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dun

3 of 3

verb

as in to worry

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Recent Examples of dun

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Paranoia suffuses the film without showiness or bombast—there are no distorting angles, no dunning musical cues. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2025 And the people who did respond could still be endlessly nagged, because somehow the computer didn’t record their response, and everyone could be dunned for presents or photos or just cash. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2025 Those measure could mean dunning a delinquent customer, or tapping into Tola's BNPL, working capital product. — Lucinda Shen, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024 But that devil would come dunning in the nineteen-thirties, during the battles between New Dealers and the Court led by Charles Evans Hughes. — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024 The agency would dun a public company guilty of a comparable lack of internal controls. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2022

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dun

Noun

But as gas demand from data centers and LNG export terminals on the Gulf Coast has surged, new pipeline deals are being announced every few weeks.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
China seemingly makes up for a large portion of the demand, some 25 tonnes in August, Goldman noted.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of demand

Adjective

The tiny Norwegian archipelago, 68 degrees north of the Arctic Circle and two flights from Oslo, is a distinctive and dramatic landscape with spiky mountains rising from the Norwegian Sea and sandy beaches fringed by fjords.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
Hannah Damon, director of outreach and administration at Camp Amnicon Adventures and Retreats in South Range, Wisconsin, made the discovery while spending time with her son along the camp's sandy shoreline.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of sandy

Noun

The Spanish Navy and Navantia are working from operational requirements, and the final design must still go through procurement.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
American technology therefore qualified for the Commission’s own sovereign cloud requirements through a European operating structure.

— Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of requirement

Adjective

But shoppers can still find deals by comparing prices, buying in bulk and opting for a mix of chocolate and non-chocolate sweets.

— Kristine Lazar, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Just Born produces roughly 2 billion Peeps per year, making the marshmallow chick America’s bestselling non-chocolate Easter candy for over two decades.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026

Definition of chocolate

Verb

It can be poached, scrambled, scotched, roasted, hard-boiled, devilled, pickled, and soft-boiled, all by itself.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Those looking for a savory vegetarian option might want to give the street corn deviled eggs a go.

— Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 May 2025

Definition of devil

Noun

The request, obtained by the Washington Examiner, came in a Wednesday letter from Mike Davis, founder and president of the Article III Project, a conservative legal advocacy group.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
It is held by an escrow agent, usually the title company or a broker, who is not permitted to hand it to either side on request.

— Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of request

Adjective

Police and the El Paso, Texas, branch of the NAACP are condemning a group of people, possibly including youths, who were shown wearing Ku Klux Klan-style white robes and hoods in viral social media videos.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
Appointments typically start with a consultation and a review of TMJ history, followed by cleaning the jawline, mapping injection points with a white eyeliner pencil and placing botulinum toxin into the muscle with very thin needles.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026

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