Words

Revel

take great pleasure, delight, or enjoyment in something

Synonyms:celebrate, enjoy, delight, bask, rejoice

Revelation

making something known that was a secret

Synonyms:disclosure

Revenge

Synonyms:avenge, vengeance

Reverberate

(of a loud noise) be repeated several times as an echo

Synonyms:resound, echo, repeat

Reverie

a daydream

"A knock on the door broke her reverie"

Revile

criticize or speak about someone or something abusively

"The comment section was filled with people reviling the politician"

Synonyms:condemn, vilify, denounce, berate, insult, abuse, malign

Revolt

cause to feel disgust

Synonyms:disgust

Antonyms:attractive, pleasant

Rhetoric

clever language that sounds good but has no real meaning

"Politicians usually use rhetorical speech to persuade people"

Ribaldry

coarse or irreverent talk or behaviour

Synonyms:indecency

Riddle

Synonyms:puzzle, enigma, conundrum, mystery

Antonyms:clarity, solution, answer

Ridicule

Synonyms:mockery, derision, satire, taunt, jeer

Ridiculous

Synonyms:absurd, ludicrous, preposterous, nonsensical, comical

Rife

common; widespread

"Bribery and corruption are rife in the government offices"

Synonyms:prevalant

Antonyms:scarce

Rift

a crack, split, or break in something

Synonyms:crack, fault, fissure, crevice

Rig

to manipulate or arrange something dishonestly or fraudulently

"The party was accused of trying to rig the election by tampering with the voting machines"

Synonyms:manipulate, tamper

Rind

the outer covering of a fruit

Synonyms:peel, covering

Ripe

fully developed or matured

Synonyms:mature

Rivet

to fasten something

attract and completely engross someone

Riveting

extremely interesting

"It was a riveting story"

Synonyms:engrossing, compelling

Antonyms:dull

Robust

strong and healthy; vigorous

Synonyms:strong, vigorous, sturdy