Words
Sophisticated
"Sophisticated person"
Synonyms:civilised, gentle, refined
"Sophisticated tools"
Synonyms:advanced
Sordid
dirty or squalid
Synonyms:squalid, dirty
involving immoral or dishonest actions; dirty or unpleasant
"The movie revealed the sordid details of the scandal"
Synonyms:shoddy
Sparing
moderate; economical
Synonyms:thrify, economical, frugal
using little of something
"Be sparing with the butter as there isn't much left"
Spasmodic
occurring or done in brief, irregular bursts or intervals
Synonyms:irregular, intermittent, fitful
Antonyms:regular, continuous, consistent
Spleen
a feeling of anger and disagreement
Spruce
to make something neat, clean, or stylish in appearance
"He decided to spruce up his room by painting the walls"
Spry
(especially of an old person) active; lively
Synonyms:lively, energetic
Spryness
Synonyms:cleverness, dexterity, quickness, sharpness
Spurn
reject with disdain or contempt
Synonyms:refuse, decline, reject
Squalid
extremely dirty, unpleasant, or poor
"The prison was squalid"
Synonyms:dirty, sordid, filthy
Squander
waste time or money is a reckless and foolish manner
"After years of squandering money, he doesn't have any money left now"
Synonyms:spendthrift, unthrift
Antonyms:thrift
Squirm
Synonyms:wriggle, wiggle, writhe
Srawny
(of a person or animal) unattractively thin and bony
Synonyms:skinny, thin, bony
Stall
stop or cause to stop making progress
Synonyms:obstruct, impede, hinder, hamper
Stalwart
loyal, reliable and hard-working
Synonyms:staunch, faithful, loyal, committed, devoted
Stand-offish
distant and cold in manner; unfriendly
Synonyms:aloof, distant, remote, detached
Sterling
(of a person or their work or qualities) excellent or valuable
Synonyms:excellent, splendid
Antonyms:atrocious
Stifle
make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate
Synonyms:suffocate, choke, asphyxiate
restrain or stop oneself acting on (an emotion)
Synonyms:suppress, restrain
Stillborn
born dead
"A stillborn baby"
Stout
(of a person) firm and determined
(of a person's body) heavily built
Antonyms:frail