Synonym Dictionary

Excessively sweet or sentimental.

Showing disrespect toward something regarded as sacred.

Sound judgment and keen understanding.

A person respected for wisdom and sound judgment.

Especially noticeable or important.

Favorable to health or well-being.

Making a self-righteous display of moral superiority.

Official authorization; also a penalty used to enforce a rule.

Confident and hopeful about the outcome.

Having a distinct, pleasing flavor.

Showing deep wisdom or sound judgment.

Cutting or mocking language, often expressing the opposite of the intended meaning.

Using cutting or mocking remarks, often through verbal irony.

Grimly or bitterly mocking.

To satisfy a desire or appetite fully.

Humor, irony, or exaggeration used to expose and criticize faults or wrongdoing.

To fill or soak thoroughly until no more can readily be absorbed.

A person with extensive learning or exceptional knowledge in a field.

To enjoy or appreciate something attentively.

Causing strong moral disapproval or appearing shockingly excessive.

A limited supply of something in relation to demand or need.

Showing the careful study, knowledge, or methods associated with scholarship.

Open contempt or mocking disrespect.

Relating to scrofula; figuratively, morally corrupt or sordid.