"He is a fervent supporter of BJP"

Synonyms:fervid, passionate, intense, vehement, ardent

"Kapil Sharma is known for his festal behaviour"

Synonyms:cheerful, jolly, jovial, clubby, festive

(of a negative feeling or a problem) become worse or more intense

(of a wound or sore) become septic; suppurate

"A festering sore"

the celebration of something in a joyful and exuberant way

"A time of great rejoicing and festivity"

Synonyms:jollity, merriment, gaiety, cheerfulness, euphoria, jubilance

extremely unpleasant smell

a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner

"The prisoner can still feel the weight of his fetters, years after his release"

confine or restrict

"He felt fettered by a nine-to-five office job"

Synonyms:restrict, restrain, constrain, confine, limit, hinder

changing frequently

Synonyms:capricious, unstable, variable, volatile, mercurial, fitful

"All characters in the book are fictitious"

Synonyms:fictional, imaginary

make small movements of the hands and feet through nervousness

"The suspect began to fidget when the police started asking questions"

Synonyms:wriggle, squirm, writhe, jittery

"She seemed restless and fidgety"

Synonyms:restless, restive, uneasy

extremely cruel or unpleasant

"Fiendish methods of torture"

Synonyms:wicked, cruel, vicious, nefarious, evil, brutal, brutish, barbaric

lively, determined, and courageous

Synonyms:spirited, plucky, gutsy

to make a long speech in order to delay or prevent a new law being made

Synonyms:obstruction, delay, stalling, protraction

Antonyms:cooperation, expeditiousness, progress

something which acts as a stimulus or boost to an activity

"The surprise bonus gave a much-needed fillip to the team's morale"

Synonyms:stimulus, energise, enliven, invigorate, animate, incite

expensive or ostentatious clothes or decoration

Synonyms:regalia, garb

to deal with a situation or a person in a skilful way

"She finessed the interview"

Synonyms:skill, expertise

having an erratic or intermittent character; irregular

"A few hours' fitful sleep"

Synonyms:intermittent, sporadic, irregular

an obsessive interest in or feeling about someone or something

"His fixation on the video game meant he played it for hours every day"

Synonyms:fetish, mania, addiction

"The skin on his body is slightly flabby"

Synonyms:pulpy, musky, soft, unfirm

(of a person or their actions) criminal; villainous

"He was guilty of numerous flagitious acts"

Synonyms:heinous, scandalous, vicious, atrocious