Word |
Meaning |
Synonyms |
Antonyms |
Usage of Word |
Saboteur
(noun) |
- One who commits sabotage
- Destroyer of property
- N. Sabotage:
Destruction of property (usually carried out secretly)
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- Diversionist
- Wrecker
- Terrorist
- Traitor
- Destroyer
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Saboteur is a person who destroys or damages something deliberately.
Example:
“The car's tires were slashed by saboteurs”.
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Saccharine
(adjective) |
- Cloying sweet
- Characteristic of sugar or saccharin
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- Sweet
- Sugary
- Cloying
- Syrup
- Honeyed
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- Sour
- Acidulous
- Bitter
- Unsentimental
- Caustic
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Saccharine is something overly sweet or overly sentimental.
Example:
“She tried to ingratiate herself, speaking sweetly and smiling a saccharine smile”.
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Sacrilegious
(adjective) |
- Desecrating
- N. Sacrilege: desecration, misuse, or theft of something sacred
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- Impious
- Profane
- Irreligious
- Ungodly
- Sinful
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- Devout
- Hallowed
- Holy
- Sacred
- Reverent
- Godly
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Sacrilegious is an act that destroys, hurts or ruins something sacred.
Example:
“They accused him of committing a sacrilege”.
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Sacrosanct
(adjective) |
- Invioably sacred
- Most sacred
- Inviolable
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- Inviolable
- Sacred
- Holy
- Divine
- Hallowed
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- Profane
- Irreligious
- Secular
- Delicate
- Earthly
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Sacrosanct means too important and respected to be changed, criticized, etc.
Example:
“The tradition is regarded as sacrosanct”.
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Sadistic
(adjective) |
- Inclined to cruelty
- N. Sadism: delight in cruelty
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- Brutal
- Barbarous
- Cruel
- Ruthless
- Savage
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- Humane
- Kind
- Masochistic
- Benignant
- Kindhearted
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Sadistic means enjoyment that someone gets from being violent or cruel or from causing pain; especially sexual enjoyment from hurting or punishing someone.
Example:
“If we are to improve conditions in this prison, we must first get rid of the sadistic warden”.
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Saga
(noun) |
- Scandinavian myth
- Any legend
- Long heroic narrative
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- Legend
- Story
- Tale
- Narrative
- Epic
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Saga is a long story, especially about something dramatic or about heroic events.
Example:
“Her first novel was a family saga set in Iowa”.
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Sagacious
(adjective) |
- Wise
- Perceptive
- Shrewd
- Having insight
- N. Sagacity
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- Wise
- Intelligent
- Astute
- Sage
- Discerning
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- Foolish
- Obtuse
- Dumb
- Simple
- Stupid
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Sagacious means having or showing an ability to understand difficult ideas and situations and to make good decisions.
Example:
“He is much too sagacious to be fooled by a trick like that”.
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Sage
(adjective) |
- Person celebrated for wisdom
- Wise person
- Adj: wise
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- Wise
- Intelligent
- Astute
- Sage
- Discerning
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- Foolish
- Obtuse
- Dumb
- Simple
- Stupid
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Sage is defined as a person who shows great wisdom or an herb often used for cooking.
Example:
“A sage suggestion that she think long and hard before deciding to marry at such a young age”.
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Salacious
(adjective) |
- Lascivious
- Lustful
- Ex. Salacious monk
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- Lascivious
- Lewd
- Prurient
- Obscene
- Dirty
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- Bland
- Clean
- Categorical
- Chaste
- Dreary
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Salacious is someone or something that is sexually suggestive.
Example:
“The stories of salacious scandals and corruption in his past forced the unlikely candidate to withdraw his name from the ballot”.
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Salient
(adjective) |
- Prominent
- Projecting beyond a line
- Conspicuous
- Ex. Salient features
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- Prominent
- Conspicuous
- Notable
- Remarkable
- Striking
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- Inconspicuous
- Re-entrant
- Unimportant
- Concealed
- Minor
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Salient means very important or noticeable.
Example:
“One of the salient features of that newspaper is its excellent editorial page”.
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Saline
(adjective) |
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- Salty
- Brackish
- Briny
- Alkaline
- Salted
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Saline means containing salt or salt characteristics
Example:
“The slightly saline taste of this mineral water is pleasant”.
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Sallow
(adjective) |
- (of the skin) yellowish and unhealthy-looking
- Sickly in color
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- Pale
- Wan
- Sickly
- Ashen
- Pallid
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- Colorful
- Healthy
- Black
- Rosy
- Blue
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To sallow is defined as to make a complexion have a yellowish color.
Example:
“We were disturbed by his sallow complexion, which was due to jaundice”.
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Salubrious
(adjective) |
- Healthful
- Conducive to health or well-being
- Socially desirable
- Ex. Salubrious area
- Cf. Health
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- Salutary
- Healthy
- Wholesome
- Healthful
- Beneficial
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- Unhealthy
- Unwholesome
- Harmful
- Pernicious
- Deleterious
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Salubrious is something healthy or pleasant.
Example:
“Hunger is a very salubrious tonic for young children”.
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Salutary
(adjective) |
- Tending to improve
- Beneficial
- Wholesome
- Ex. The punishment had a salutary effect on the boy
- Cf. Health
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- Salutary
- Healthy
- Wholesome
- Healthful
- Beneficial
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- Unhealthy
- Unwholesome
- Harmful
- Pernicious
- Deleterious
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Salutary is something that is good or that is beneficial to your health.
Example:
“The punishment had a salutary effect on the boy, as he became a model student”.
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Salvage
(verb) |
- Rescue (goods or property) from loss
- N: saving
- Property saved
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- Recover
- Rescue
- Retrieve
- Save
- Deliver
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- Harm
- Lose
- Waste
- Endanger
- Hurt
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Salvage is the act of saving something such as a ship or its cargo, the actual thing which is saved or the value of the goods saved.
Example:
“All attempts to salvage the wrecked ship failed”.
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Sanctimonious
(adjective) |
- Displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness
- N.Sanctimony: hypocritical piety
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- Hypocritical
- Pharisaical
- Pietistic
- False
- Pious
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- Modest
- Humble
- Impious
- Irreligious
- Secular
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Sanctimonious means pretending to be morally better than other people.
Example:
“You do not have to be so sanctimonious to prove that you are devout”.
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Sanction
(verb) |
- Approve
- Ratify
- N: permission
- penalty intended to enforce compliance
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- Approve
- Endorse
- Support
- Allow
- Authorize
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- Disapprove
- Refusal
- Veto
- Prevent
- Refuse
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To sanction is for a recognized authority to give approval to something.
Example:
“Without my sanction he signed the letter for admission”.
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Sanctuary
(noun) |
- Place of refuge
- Shelter
- Shrine
- Holy place
- Ex. The outlaw was granted sanctuary in the church
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- Refuge
- Shelter
- Asylum
- Haven
- Retreat
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- Massacre
- Risk
- Amendment
- Hazard
- Wreckage
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Sanctuary is a place where someone or something is protected or given shelter.
Example:
“The refugees found sanctuary when they crossed the border”.
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Sanguinary
(adjective) |
- Bloody
- With much bloodshed
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- Bloodthirsty
- Sanguineous
- Savage
- Murderous
- Gory
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- Bloodless
- Peaceful
- Affable
- Benevolent
- Gentle
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Sanguinary means accompanied by much bloodshed or carnage.
Example:
“Wars are sanguinary”.
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Sanguine
(adjective) |
- Optimistic
- Cheerful
- Hopeful
- Of the color of blood
- Red
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- Florid
- Ruddy
- Rubicund
- Optimistic
- Cheerful
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- Pessimistic
- Pallid
- Pale
- Depressed
- Unsure
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Sanguine is someone or something the color of blood or a reddish color; confident and hopeful.
Example:
“Rani is sanguine of success in her experiment”.
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Sap
(verb) |
- Diminish
- Weaken
- Undermine the foundations of (a fortification)
- Ex. The element kryptonite sapped his strength
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- Diminish
- Weaken
- Undermine
- Exhaust
- Drain
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- Strengthen
- Build
- Energize
- Help
- Increase
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To sap is to weaken someone or to destroy their spirit, energy or power, especially when done slowly over time.
Example:
“The poor sap never knew that his wife was cheating him”.
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Sarcasm
(noun) |
- Cutting ironic remark
- Scornful remarks
- Stinging rebuke
- Adj. Sarcastic
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- Satire
- Irony
- Ridicule
- Derision
- Acrimony
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- True
- Sincerity
- Openness
- Goodwill
- Comparison
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Sarcasm is mocking humor, or the use of irony to make a joke.
Example:
“His feelings were hurt by the sarcasm of his supposed friends”.
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Sardonic
(adjective) |
- Scornfully mocking
- Disdainful
- Sarcastic
- Cynical
- Ex. Sardonic smile
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- Sarcastic
- Biting
- Satirical
- Caustic
- Cynical
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- Polite
- Accessible
- Urbane
- Idealistic
- Admiring
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Sardonic means showing that you disapprove of or do not like someone or something; showing disrespect or scorn for someone or something
Example:
“The movie is a sardonic look at modern life”.
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Sartorial
(adjective) |
- Pertaining to tailors or tailoring
- Ex. A man of great sartorial elegance
- Cf. Sartor: tailor
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- Garment maker
- Tailoring
- Trade
- Craft
- Clothing
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Sartorial relates to clothing, or tailored fashion.
Example:
“They accused him of having poor sartorial taste”.
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Sate
(verb) |
- Satisfy to the full
- Satisfy to excess
- Cloy
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- Satisfy
- Satiate
- Glut
- Gorge
- Surfeit
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- Deprive
- Arouse
- Banter
- Badger
- Dissatisfy
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Sate is defined as to fill with more than is needed, particularly with food.
Example:
“The meal was more than enough to sate his hunger”.
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