Synonyms: words starting with S
1,193 words starting with S that have a synonyms page, each shown with its closest synonyms.
- sibilantsibilatory, sibilous, hissing
- sickpoorly, unhealthy, morbid
- sicklywan, valetudinarian, faint
- sickly sweetsticky-sweet, corny, kitschy
- sicknessdisease, illness, ailment
- sideface, edge, half
- sideritechalybite, iron(II) carbonate, ferrous carbonate
- sidewaysbroadside, sidelong, askance
- Sierra plumCalifornia plum, Klamath plum, Modoc plum
- sighregret, sorrow, mourn
- sightvision, ken, eyesight
- sightlessunseen, inconspicuous, unseeable
- signtoken, evidence, signal
- sign onlog in, log on, sign in
- sign outlog off, log out, sign off
- sign upbook, enroll, schedule
- signatureJohn Hancock, John Henry, sig
- significantmeaningful, pregnant, important
- significant otherSO, partner
- silencemute, be quiet, hush
- silentstill, quiet, speechless
- silent treatmentavoidance, shunning, blacklisting
- silk-cotton treekapok, ceiba, mumian
- silogranary, grain elevator, information silo
- silversilverware, ☽, ☾
- silver liningbright side, on the plus side, eucatastrophe
- silver maplecreek maple, silverleaf maple, soft maple
- silver perchgrunter, bidyan, bidyan grunter
- silver sprucesilverspruce, white spruce, mountain spruce
- silver-tonguedglib, golden-tongued, honey-mouthed
- silvereyewhite-eye, wax-eye, tauhou
- simianapish, anthropoid, ape
- similarsame, alike, corresponding
- similarityresemblance, likeness, similitude
- similarlylikewise, equivalently, reciprocally
- simmer downrelax, calm down, cool off
- simplebasic, essential, plain
- simplexmonoplex, uniplex, heterozygous
- simplybut, just, literally
- simultaneousconcurrent, synchronous, isochronous
- simultaneouslyconcurrently, then, together
- simultaneousnesssimultaneity, concurrentness, synchroneity
- sinharam, wrong, corruption
- sincesithen, sith, sithence
- sincerelyhonestly, genuinely, earnestly
- sinfulabandoned, wicked, black-hearted
- sinfulnesscorruption, sin, wrongdoing
- singlerouge, lone, sole
- single-handedlyalone, single-handed, unassisted
- singlyalone, solo
- singularonly, particular, specific
- sinicizationSinification, Sinicising, Sinicizing
- sinisterstar-crossed, ill-starred, dire
- sinkfounder, dip, submerge
- sinkholesink, cenote, shakehole
- sinlessrighteous, pure, blameless
- sinuouscurvy, serpentine
- sirencrooner, vamp, sirenian
- SiriusSothis, Alpha Canis Majoris, Blazing Star
- sissyeffeminate man, coward, sis
- sisternun, sis, charge nurse
- sitbe, be seated, sit down
- sit on one's handswhile, dilly-dally
- sithtrip, fare, journey
- sitting roomparlor, lounge, sitter
- situationtrouble, condition, ass in a sling
- sixpencesixpenny bit, tanner, lord
- sixpennyinexpensive, nickel, junky
- sizebulk, magnitude, scale
- skedaddlerush, beat feet, flee
- skeletonbackbone, skeleton tobogganing, skeleton sliding
- skerrickshred, skosh, trace
- sketchydubious, dicey, dodgy
- skewproject, launch, cast
- skidskidding, drag, wheelslide
- skillsplit, ability, technique
- skilledadept, proficient, versed
- skimble-skambleridiculous, jabberwocky, preposterous
- skinpeel, hide, pelt
- skinheadskin, baldhead, baldie
- skintightclose-fitting, tight-fitting, body-hugging
- skipjack tunakatsuo, mushmouth
- skippermaster, captain
- skittishskittery, skitterish
- skivvieslingerie, shreddies, smalls
- skoshtad, smidgen, jot
- skulduggeryjiggery-pokery, ruse, stratagem
- skulkshirk, shirker, skulker
- skullbrainpan, harnpan, brainbox
- skyblue, firmament, heaven
- sky-highexorbitant, disproportionate, inordinate
- slackculm, slough, slow
- slack-jawedstunned, dumbfounded, dopey
- slagdross, goafing, gobbin
- slag offabuse, insult, slur
- slamdrink, admonish, animadvert
- slam danceslamming, mosh
- slanderdefamation, aspersion, calumny
- slangcant, vernacular
- slantslash, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text, bias
- slapbang, eat, rule
- slashgash, cunt, or
- slatecondemn, blame, rebuke
- slatternNB: All terms are usually pejorative unless stated otherwise., 304, alley cat
- slavesecondary, wretch, thrall
- SlavonicSlavic, Proto-Slavic, Old Slavonic
- slaytake, smite, dash
- sleazypathetic, poor, base
- sleekslick, glossy, even
- sleepslumber, snooze, doze
- sleepersleeper agent, sleeper hit, sleeper goby
- sleepfulhypersomnolent, dopey, tired
- sleepwearnightwear, nightclothes, bedwear
- sleepytired, run-down, shot
- sleight of handconjuring, conjuration, magic
- slenderlean, slim, lithe
- sleuthdetective, investigator, dick
- slewmany, abundance, multiplicity
- slicechip, cutting, portion
- slidechute, slip, toboggan
- slightmean, negligible, vain
- slightlysomewhat, mildly, marginally
- slimlean, slender, lithe
- slim downreduce, lose weight, melt off
- slingproject, launch, cast
- slingshotbean shooter, catapult, flip
- slinkysnug, figure-hugging, willowy
- slipmistake, lapse
- slipperyslick, greasy, slippy
- slippery elmred elm, gray elm, soft elm
- sliverbit, shard, slice
- slopfive-o, police
- slopegradient, grade, incline
- sloppyregardless, cursory, remiss
- slot machineslot, one-armed bandit, fruit machine
- slothacedia, slothfulness, sleuth
- slothfulsluggish, inactive, indolent
- slottermortiser, assoil, befoul
- slouchunderachiever, idler, loafer
- sloughyboggy, fenny, miry
- slowslow-moving, deliberate, prudent
- slow-wittedsheep-headed, bullet-headed, hammer-headed
- slowlygradually, sluggishly, ponderously
- slowwormlong-cripple, blindworm, hazelworm
- slubberdegullionheel, dirtbag, hoon
- slugabeddo-nothing, truant, flaneur
- sluggishbone-idle, lazy, inert
- slumghetto, favela, barrio
- slumberoustired, drowsy, sleepy
- slurwound, abuse, spite
- slushslurpee, slush ice, slushy
- slushymushy, pappy
- slycunning, wily, artful
- smackdownass beating, ass kicking, battering
- smalllittle, minute, tiny
- small beerpeanuts, small potatoes, bagatelle
- small changepennies, small-timer
- small potatoesnobody, peanuts, small beer
- smarmyingratiating, flattering, gushing
- smartingenious, clever, keen
- smart aleckknow-all, wiseacre, wiseass
- smartysmart aleck, Buddha, clever clogs
- smashcrash, hit, smash hit
- smashedbroken, destroyed
- smatterbeclart, bedirty, bedizen
- smatteringbit, scrap, shred
- smearplaster, soil, daub
- smearerlibeler, slanderer, vilifier
- smearysmudged, smeared, soiled
- smellsense, stink, reek
- smell-feastbloodsucker, bludger, freeloader
- smellfungusbellyacher, carper, castigator
- smellyrank, foul-smelling
- smidgendrop, pinch, smidge
- smirchbesmirch, file, soil
- smokebine, blem, bogie
- smoothflat, sleek, slick
- smorgasbordassortment, hodgepodge, medley
- smothersuffocate, conceal
- smudgesoil, foul, spot
- smugself-satisfied, complacent, pompous
- smutfilth, befoul, smutch
- smutchsoil, foul, spot
- snackmeal, bite to eat, mese
- snagprotuberance, knot, snaggletooth
- snail feverschistosomiasis, bilharzia, bilharziasis
- snailflowercorkscrew flower, corkscrew vine, snail vine
- snakeauger, Joe Blake, serpent
- snake in the grassbackstabber, wolf in sheep's clothing, betrayer
- snakewoodnakedwood, greenheart, hog plum
- snapcrack, rankout, jinx
- snap fastenerpopper, snap button, press stud
- snappynippy, fast, immediate
- snarltangle, ravel, foul
- snatchgrab, steal, abduct
- snazzycool, smart, dapper
- sneakconman, con artist, trickster
- sneakertakkie, kicks, tennis shoe
- sneerscoff, jeer, jibe
- sneezewortfair-maid-of-France, goosetongue
- snifterbrandy bowl, brandy glass, brandy snifter
- snigglesteal, abduct, abstract
- snippetchip, cutting, portion
- snippysnippety, penny-wise
- snitsnit fit, fit, hissy
- snitchmole, drop a dime, filch
- snivelsniffle, beef, bellyache
- snogmake out, pash, buss
- snootyairy, arrogant, chesty
- snoozebed booger(s), crusty, eye booger(s)
- snoozyhypnotic, somnolent, dormitive
- snowshash, static, blow
- snowmobileskidoo, skimobile
- snubrebuff, give someone the cold shoulder, turn the cold shoulder on someone
- snugcosy, acceptable, form-fitting
- snugglecuddle, sip, nestle
- sothis, that
- so be itbe it so, it is what it is, that's life
- so whatbig deal, meh, whatever
- so-soaverage, comme ci comme ça, fair
- soakimbue, fleece, alcoholic
- soapsoft-soap, soft-pedal, sugar soap
- soap operatelenovela, teleserye, sinetron
- soberdry, temperate, abstinent
- sobfulcryey, weepy, crying
- sobriquetmoniker, cognomen, nickname
- soccerfootball, league, ball
- sociablegregarious, congenial, companionable
- socksockie, Thalia
- socketoutlet, jack
- sod offbugger off, be off, depart
- sodacoke, baking soda, washing soda
- soda poppop, soda, fizzy
- soddenwaterlogged, dopping, drunk
- sodium bicarbonatebaking soda, bicarbonate of soda, bicarb soda
- sodomyhomosexuality, bestiality, zoophilia
- softnon-abrasive, pliable, fluffy
- soft drinksoft drinkview map, fizzy drink瀈Nova Scotiapop瀈Northwest Territoriespop瀈Nunavutpop瀈Ontariopop瀈Prince Edward Islandpop瀈Quebecsoft drink瀈, pop瀈
- soft-soapcajole, inveigle, wheedle
- softballkittenball, diamond ball, indoor baseball
- softboundpaperback, softback, softbacked
- softenmollify, subdue, temper
- softlingcockney, pansy, sissy
- softynestle-cock, sissy, wuss
- soilearth, besmirch, dirty
- sojournperegrination, stay over, stop
- sol-fasolfège, solfege, solfeggio
- solaceconsole, cheer, soothe
- soldierwarrior, trooper
- soldier of fortunefreelance, filibuster, adventurer
- soleplanta, lone, individual
- solecismmistake, slip-up, lapse
- solelyexclusively, entirely, alone
- solemnserious, grave, stern
- solicitthig, address, supplicate
- soliditysolidness, compactness
- solidushyperpyron, nomisma, bezant
- solifidianismantinomianism, antilegalism
- solipsismindividualism, egocentricity, me-firstism
- solipsisticself-interested, self-serving, self-seeking
- solitarilyalone, solo
- solitarinessisolation, loneliness, seclusion
- solitarylonely, desert, only
- solitudeisolation, loneliness, seclusion
- solutehappy-go-lucky, laid-back, devil-may-care
- solveresolve, riddle, sleuth
- solventsolver, resolver
- somabody, bod, bones
- Somalifox cat, long-haired Abyssinian, bulbhead
- someany, a few, -ish
- somedaylater, one day, in the future
- someonesomebody, anyone, anybody
- someone's cup of teapropensity, love, predisposition
- sometimewhenevs, at some point, at one time
- sometimesoccasionally, uncommonly, intermittently
- somewhatpretty, slightly, partially
- sommeliersomm, wine server, wine steward
- somnolenttired, drowsy, sleepy
- son of a bitchcyka blyat, son of a bachelor, son of a duck
- song and dancepalaver, to-do, ado
- sonorousresounding, rotund, orotund
- soonearly, quickly, shortly
- soothelull, placate, allay
- soothfastabove a bit, actually, all things considered
- soothlyin fact, soothfast, above a bit
- sootyblack, dusky, inky
- sophismsophistic, sophistry
- sophisticateperfect, denaturalize, denature
- sophisticatedworldly, urbane, sophisticate
- sophisticationpollution, adulteration, contamination
- sophistrysophism, excuse, casuistry
- soporifichypnotic, banal, basic
- soppymoist, soaked, humid
- sorcerousmagical, mystic, mystical
- sorcerywitchcraft, conjuring, wizardry
- soresuffering, hurt, aching
- sorghumdurra, kaoliang, feterita
- sorrowill-being, depression, misery
- sorrowfuldepressed, miserable, unhappy
- sorrowfulnessill-being, depression, misery
- sorryapologetic, poor, sad
- sortperson, type, character
- sortilegewitchcraft, sorcery, conjuring
- soughbreathe, moan, murmur
- soundecho, resonate
- soundlessunfathomable, fathomless
- soundlydeeply, thoroughly, completely
- soupycorny, maudlin, kitschy
- soupçonbit, scrap, shred
- souracid, tart
- sour grassyellow woodsorrel, yellow wood sorrel, Oxalis europaea
- sour milkamasi, bonnyclabber, clabber
- sournessacidity, tartness, sharpness
- south poleS-pole, negative pole, south-seeking pole
- south-seeking poleS-pole, south pole, negative pole
- southernaustral, meridional
- southernwoodappleringie, appleringy, boy's love
- sovereigntysovereigndom, diadem, autarchy
- Soviet UnionRussia, USSR, CCCP
- sowbanesalt-green, coastblite goosefoot, alkali blite
- sowlsullow, sully, beclart
- soy boycuck, beta, man child
- spacebreak, volume, gap
- spadeworkdigging, prep, prep work
- spaghettispag, pasghetti, sketti
- Spanish mosstreebeard, old man's beard, black moss
- spanktrounce, slap, rout
- sparingeconomic, economical, thrifty
- sparkfashionable, scintillation, dood
- spark plugstraw that stirs the drink, catalyst, instigator
- sparkleshine, glitter, twinkle
- sparklygassy, bubblesome, fizzy
- sparsethin, spread out, insufficient
- spartansimple, plain, severe
- spasmodicstop-start, intermittent, broken
- spatterasperse, spurt, strew
- spatulaturner, fish slice, fish trowel
- spayneuter, splay, castrate
- speaktalk, articulate, say
- speakerorator, speechmaker, presenter
- spear carrierwalk-on, bit player, flunky
- specialistconnoisseur, aficionado, enthusiast
- specializationindividualization, particularization, concretization
- specificexpress, particular, concrete
- specificallyexplicitly, namely, expressly
- specificityparticularity, specificness, individuality
- specifyname, nominate, disambiguate
- speckbit, dot, scrap
- spectaclepageant, show, eyeglasses
- speechmonologue, address, oration
- speedzing, celerity, rapidity
- speed bumpramp, judder bar, sleeping policeman
- speedwaymotorway, motorcycle speedway, cycle speedway
- speedyswift, fast, quick
- spekboomporkwood, porkbush
- spellglamour, jinx, witch
- spellbindspell, glamour, court
- spellboundinterested, cursed, enchanted
- spendthriftprodigal, waster, profligate
- spendyhigh-cost, 5-star, high-priced
- spentdepleted, expended, low
- spermspermatozoon, sperm cell, cum
- spewyhumid, damp, boggy
- sphere2-sphere, orb
- sphericalround, globular, orbicular
- sphericitysphericality, sphericalness, sphereness
- sphygmomanometersphygmometer, blood-pressure cuff, blood pressure gage
- spicebushspicewood, Benjamin bush, northern spicebush
- spicinesstang, spice, hotness
- spick-and-spanimmaculate, unsullied, clean
- spicyspicy-hot, pungent, zesty
- spidercrawler, attercop, cop
- spiffmacaroni, popinjay, carpet knight
- spignelmeu, meum, baldmoney
- spikefang, spindle, endpin
- spinwhitewash, sugarcoat, put lipstick on
- spineback, backbone, spinal column
- spinelessinvertebrate, chicken-hearted, cowardly
- spiral staircasehelical staircase, spiral stairs, helical stairs
- spiritliqueur, liquor, apparition
- spiritlessdepressed, miserable, unhappy
- spitexpectorate, broach, expectoration
- spit in the oceanticky-tack, drop in the ocean, bagatelle
- spitemalice, wound, abuse
- spitefulfell, cruel, brutal
- spitterbrocket, knobber, knobbler
- spittoonspit-cup, cuspidor, spitbox
- spivsharper, chiseler, wide boy
- splashplash, splasher, jooka ~ jooker
- splashersplashguard, jooka, jooker
- splayspay, broaden, display
- splendentobvious, shining, evident
- spleneticirate, petulant, fuming
- splintersliver, shard, spill
- splitdivided, cleave, cleft
- split pinbrad, brass fastener, butterfly clip
- split-secondwhile, instant, flash
- spoilmar, sour, soil
- spoil heapspoil tip, slag heap, boney pile
- spoilsportgrinch, marplot, miserabilist
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Synonyms and antonyms adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped them by meaning and gave each word its own synonyms page. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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