R
Rabidnesss : madness, franticness, frenzy, insanity, craze, lunaticism faddishness.
Rebuke : chiding, scolding, revilement,
vituperation, reprimand, snubbing,
rebuff, reproof, reprehension, objurgating
Reduction : decrease, abatement, lessening,
curtailment, reduction, mitigation,
diminishing, subtraction, deduction,
shortening, abbreviation, alleviation, depreciation abridgement
Regaining : recouping, recovering, recuperation,
convalescence
Regret : repentance, remorse, penitence,
contribution compunction
Responsible : liable, amenable
Reverberation : echoing, resounding, rebel lowing
Rich : affluent, opulent, wealthy
Riddle : puzzle, enigma, crux, conundrum
Rude : rough, boorish, vulgar, snobbish, surly, coarse
Rummage : ransack
Rascal : scoundrel, rouge, vagabond, villain, knave
Reason : rationality, intellect, sense
Recovery : recuperation, convalescence, cure, revival
Remember : recollect, memorise, reminisce
Repose : rest, ease, relax
Resurrect : regenerate, rise, revive, reanimate
Review : survey, examination, inspection
Rite : custom, ceremony
Rupture : breaking, bursting, dissolution, cracking
Reprisal : retribution, retaliation, revenge
Retain : hold, grab, reserve
Restore : replace, re-establish, reinstate
Resign : relinquish, surrender, quit
Ruin : destroy, wreck, undo, collapse
Rift : hole, crevice, cleft, gap, fissure, opening,
split, breach, crack
Result : consequence, outcome
S
Sacred : chaste, holy, pious, pure
Sad : sullen, pensive, morose, glum, gloomy
Scatter : disperse, diffuse, strew,
Sedate : sober, serious, solemn, staid, sad, grave, demure, somber
Sensual : epicurean, voluptuous
Shiver : dodder, dither
Shortcoming : drawback, impairment, wetness, defect, flow, deficiency
Sight : perception, seeing, looking, watch, notice,
observation, beholding, espying
Song : chanting, melody, strain, lay, note, carol,
ditty
Splendid : glorious, magnificent, pompous,
gorgeous, lofty, majestic, stately, grand
Stain : blemish, blot, spot, patch, blur, macular,
taints, imbrue, stigma, slur
Stiff : rigid, resolute, stern, strict, firm, stout,
austere
Sufficient : ample, adequate, enough
Sullying : tarnishing, drabbling, dragging
Synopsis : summary, substance, précis, conspectus,
compendium, gist, essence, abstract
Salvation : deliverance, redemption
Sane : sound, wise, rational, sensible, reasonable
Sarcasm : gibe, taunt, jeer, sneer, ridicule, satire, irony
Scrutiny : examination, search, investigation,
exploration, inspection
Sedition : treason, rebellion, mutiny, revolt,
insurgency
Sensation : feeling, sense, excitement, thrill, stir
Serviceable : submissive, subjective, slavish, thrilling, bonded
Solitude : loneliness, seclusion, isolation, privacy, retirement
Sorcery : magic, witchcraft, wizard, necromancy, enchantment, spell, charm
Strength : force, vigor, power, might, potency, puissance, sinew, energy
