to leave or be left in a difficult or helpless situation

"The travellers were stranded at the airport due to the cancellation of their flights"

Synonyms:abandon, marooned

"The military commander employed a clever stratagem to deceive the enemy"

Synonyms:tactic, ruse, scheme

Antonyms:honesty, transparency, openess

to move very quickly in a specific direction

Synonyms:dash, rush

Antonyms:stroll, amble, saunter, wander

"The new law imposes strictures on the use of pesticides in agricultural practices"

Synonyms:restriction, limitation

loud, harsh, and grating

"The teacher’s strident voice could be heard throughout the classroom"

"Their relationship was marked by constant strife and arguments"

Synonyms:conflict, discord, dispute, quarrel

Antonyms:harmony, peace, concord

make (someone) unable to think or feel properly

Synonyms:shock, stun, astound, dumbfound

(of a person or their manner) quiet and rather depressed

Synonyms:sombre, downcast, dejected

Antonyms:lively

bring under domination or control

Synonyms:conquer, vanquish, defeat

below the highest level

Synonyms:inferior, inadequate

willingness to obey others

Synonyms:servility, complaisance, submission

provide evidence to support or prove the truth of

"They had found nothing to substantiate the allegations"

Synonyms:prove

existing under earth's surface

damage the purity or integrity of

Synonyms:taint, defile, tarnish

bring under domination or control, especially by conquest

Synonyms:c0nqer

old, and no longer suitable for work or use

Synonyms:old-fashioned, antiquated, anachronistic

likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing

Synonyms:support, maintenance

move in a twisting or spiralling pattern

Synonyms:whirl, eddy

a person who loves luxury and enjoys the pleasures of life

"He lived like a sybarite, always enjoying the best food and luxury"