"He was feeling utterly despondent after losing the match"

Synonyms:depressed, dejected, melancholy, desperate

occurring randomly or occasionally

Synonyms:random, irregular, erratic

without a clear plan or purpose and showing little effort or interest

"She made a desultory attempt at conversation"

Synonyms:arrest, apprehend, seize, imprison, incarcerate

a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something

"Cameras are a major deterrent to crime"

Synonyms:disincentive, discouragement, dissuasion

explode or cause to explode

Synonyms:explode, shatter

a different route that is used because a road is closed

Synonyms:deviation, diversion

showing deep religious feeling

Synonyms:pious, religious, devoted, dedicated

Antonyms:passive

modesty or shyness due to lack of self-confidence

Synonyms:shyness, modesty, humility

Synonyms:stately, noble, composed, majestic

"I have digressed a little from my original plan"

Synonyms:deviate, veer off, diverge

(of a building or object) in a state of disrepair or ruin

Synonyms:tumbledown, ramshackle

to (cause a part of the body to) become wider or further open

"Pupils dilate in response to darkness"

Synonyms:enlarge, widen, expand

make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it

Synonyms:weaken

gloomy and drab

Synonyms:gloomy, drab, dark

the denial of any responsibility or support for something; repudiation

"The politician made a public disavowal of the controversial statement"

Synonyms:denial, disowning

to be able to see, recognize, understand, or decide something

"I can discern no difference between the two policies"

Synonyms:perceive, recognize, distinguish, observe

Antonyms:oblivion

written or spoken communication or debate

Synonyms:discussion, conversation

careful and prudent in one's speech or actions

"We made some discreet inquiries"

Synonyms:careful, circumspect, cautious, wary, chary

deprive (someone) of a right or privilege

"They disenfranchised poor people by making property ownership a requirement to vote"

Synonyms:disqualify, disempower, forbid, invalidate

angry or dissatisfied

"She was rather disgruntled at the way she had been treated by the staff"

Synonyms:dissatisfied, aggrieved, discontented, resentful, disillusioned