English words

Yearn

A strong feeling, or wishing for something.

Verb

Crave

Despise 

I yearn for the experience of love.

Sprawling 

To spread out over large areas.

Adjective 

expand 

Straight 

There is a sprawl of cities.

Solace

Is the feeling Comfort and peace.

noun

relief

Disharmony 

With therapy, I can find my solace.

Capricious 

Sudden behavior change.

Adjective 

Erratic 

Cautious 

Their capricious behaviors terrified me.

Ceaseless 

Never-ending 

Adjective 

Continual 

Discontinuos 

This journey is ceaseless.

Stoicism 

Endurance of pain or hardship with no complaints.

Noun

Patience 

Impatience 

Though his journey was difficult, he maintained his stoicism.

Unwavering

Does not change

Adjective 

Consistent 

Unreliable 

His behavior is unwavering.

Steadfast

Devoted or loyal person

Adjective 

Adamant 

Disloyal 

My companion is steadfast. 

Changeling 

Person or object substituted for another 

noun

backup

Permanent 

He didn’t know if he would like the changeling.

Discord 

Disagreement of opinion.

noun

disharmony

Agreement 

There was a lot of discord with my statement.

Ghastly

Something is uncomforting and scary.

Adjective 

Frightening 

Comforting 

His figure was ghastly.

Foreboding

A feeling that something bad may occur. 

noun

dread

luck

The artist paints a foreboding and saddening piece.

Desolate 

Something deserted or dingy.

Adjective 

Dreary 

Pleasant 

The houses were desolate.

Macabre

Something gruesome and eerie. 

Adjective 

Frightening 

Pleasant 

The structure of the castle was that of macabre.

Pallid

Something faint/ pale in color.

Adjective 

Sickly 

Healthy 

His face was pallid because of his sickness.

Billowing 

Describe something expanding or swelling outwards in a flowing manner.

Adjective 

Oversized, swell

tight

The clouds were billowing. 

Conversely 

Means the opposite of.

Adverb 

Opposite 

Similar 

Conversely, minimum wages should be higher.

Exemplify 

To show or illustrate by example. 

Verb 

Demonstrate 

Confuse 

I exemplified the way to clean shoes.

Ominous 

indicating the nature of a future bad event.

Adjective 

Dangerous 

Cheerful 

The man was ominous.

Subterfuge

An act of deception.

Noun 

bluff

honesty

I've never trusted Anthony, with his subterfuge.