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