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| Main Entry: | brisk |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fast-moving; active |
| Synonyms: | adroit, agile, alert, animated, busy, energetic, lively, nimble, quick, speedy, sprightly, spry, vigorous, vivacious, zippy, bustling |
| Antonyms: | inactive, slow, sluggish, unenergetic |
| Main Entry: | brisk |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | chilly, refreshing (weather) |
| Synonyms: | biting, bracing, crisp, exhilarating, fresh, invigorating, keen, nippy, sharp, snappy, stimulating |
| Antonyms: | temperate, warm |
| Main Entry: | agile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | physically or mentally nimble, deft |
| Synonyms: | active, acute, alert, athletic, brisk, buoyant, clever, dexterous, energetic, fleet, frisky, limber, lithe, lively, mercurial, prompt, quick, quick-witted, rapid, ready, sharp, spirited, sportive, sprightly, spry, stirring, supple, swift, vigorous, vivacious, winged, zippy, bustling, easy-moving, quick on the draw, quick on the trigger, spright, twinkle toes |
| Antonyms: | brittle, clumsy, stiff |
| Main Entry: | animated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lively |
| Synonyms: | active, alert, animate, ardent, brisk, buoyant, dynamic, ebullient, elated, energetic, enthusiastic, excited, fervent, gay, happy, passionate, peppy, quick, snappy, spirited, sprightly, vibrant, vigorous, vital, vivacious, vivid, zealous, zippy, activated, energized, vitalized, zestful, zingy |
| Main Entry: | chipper |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy |
| Synonyms: | alert, animate, animated, bright, brisk, gay, keen, lively, spirited, sprightly, vivacious, in good spirits |
| Antonyms: | unhappy |
| Main Entry: | dapper |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | well-groomed, neat |
| Synonyms: | brisk, chic, chichi, classy, clean, dainty, dashing, jaunty, natty, nice, nifty, nimble, posh, prim, rakish, ritzy, sassy, sharp, showy, smart, snazzy*, snug, spiffy, spruce, spry, stylish, swanky, swell, trim, bandbox, doggy, dressed to kill, dressed to nines, nobby, spiff, swank, turned out, well turned out |
| Antonyms: | dirty, scruffy, shabby, sloppy, tousled, wrinkled, dishevelled, ruffled, rumpled, ungroomed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | energetic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | full of life; forceful |
| Synonyms: | active, aggressive, animated, breezy, brisk, driving, dynamic, enterprising, forcible, fresh, hardy, high-powered, indefatigable, industrious, lively, lusty, peppy, potent, powerful, rugged, snappy, spirited, sprightly, spry, stalwart, strenuous, strong, sturdy, tireless, tough, unflagging, untiring, vigorous, vital, vivacious, zippy*, ball of fire, demoniac, kinetic, red-blooded* |
| Antonyms: | idle, inactive, lazy, lethargic, lifeless, slow, sluggish, tired |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | expeditious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | immediate, speedy |
| Synonyms: | active, alert, breakneck, brisk, diligent, effective, effectual, efficient, fast, fleet, hasty, instant, nimble, prompt, punctual, quick, rapid, ready, swift |
| Antonyms: | retarded, slow, pokey |
| Main Entry: | fleet |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | quick in movement |
| Synonyms: | agile, breakneck*, brisk, expeditious, fast, flying, hasty, lively, mercurial, meteoric, nimble, on the double*, rapid, speedy, swift, winged, barreling, expeditive, in nothing flat, like greased lightning, nimble-footed, screaming, speedball |
| Antonyms: | clumsy, slow |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hasty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | speedy; without much thought |
| Synonyms: | abrupt, agile, brash, breakneck*, brief, brisk, careless, cursory, eager, expeditious, fast, fiery, fleet, fleeting, foolhardy, headlong, heedless, hurried, ill-advised, impatient, impetuous, impulsive, incautious, inconsiderate, madcap*, on the double*, passing, perfunctory, precipitate, prompt, pronto*, quick, quickie, rapid, rash, reckless, rushed, short, slapdash*, snappy*, sudden, superficial, swift, thoughtless, urgent, PDQ, chop-chop*, harefooted, quickened, slambang |
| Antonyms: | delayed, lazy, slow, lingering, loitering |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | invigorating |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stimulating |
| Synonyms: | aesthetic, bracing, brisk, charged, exhilarating, fascinating, fresh, healthful, high*, interesting, lively, refreshing, restorative, salubrious, tonic, uplifting, energizing, exhilarative, hyper, quickening, rejuvenating, rejuvenative, vitalizing |
| Antonyms: | boring, depressing, dull, enervating, unstimulating |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lively |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | energetic, active, busy |
| Synonyms: | agile, alert, animate, animated, astir, blithe, bright, brisk, buoyant, cheerful, chipper*, complex, dashing, driving, effervescent, enjoyable, enterprising, entertaining, festive, frisky, frolicsome, gay, happy, industrious, involved, jocund, jumping, keen, merry, nimble, peppy*, perky, pert, provocative, quick, refreshing, rousing, snappy, sparkling, spirited, sprightly, spry, stimulating, stirring, vigorous, vivacious, zippy*, blithesome, bouncy, bustling, buzzing, chirpy, full of pep, go-go, hyper |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, dispirited, inactive, lethargic, lifeless, sleepy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | living |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | existing, active |
| Synonyms: | alert, alive, animated, around, awake, breathing, brisk, contemporary, continuing, current, dynamic, extant, live, lively, ongoing, operative, strong, vigorous, vital, warm, developing, existent, in use, persisting, subsisting, ticking |
| Antonyms: | dead, inactive |
| Main Entry: | nimble |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dexterous, smart |
| Synonyms: | active, adept, adroit, agile, alert, bright, brisk, clever, deft, handy, light, lissome, lithe, lively, proficient, prompt, quick, quick-witted, ready, skillful, sprightly, spry, swift, vigilant, wide-awake |
| Antonyms: | awkward, clumsy, lumbering, slow, undexterous, unhandy |
| Main Entry: | perky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | animated, happy |
| Synonyms: | active, alert, aware, bright, brisk, bubbly, buoyant, cheerful, cheery, gay, jaunty, lively, spirited, sprightly, sunny, vivacious, bouncy, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, in fine fettle |
| Antonyms: | depressed, gloomy |
| Main Entry: | pert |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lively, bold |
| Synonyms: | animated, audacious, brash, brazen, breezy, bright, brisk, cheeky*, dapper, daring, dashing, disrespectful, flip*, flippant, forward, fresh, gay, impertinent, impudent, insolent, jaunty, keen, nervy, perky, presumptuous, sassy*, saucy*, smart, spirited, sprightly, vivacious, wise, smart-alecky |
| Antonyms: | dull, humble, lifeless |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | prompt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | early, responsive |
| Synonyms: | alert, apt, brisk, eager, efficient, expeditious, immediate, instant, instantaneous, on the ball*, on the nose*, on time, precise, punctual, quick, rapid, ready, smart, speedy, swift, timely, vigilant, watchful, wide-awake, willing, on the button, on the dot, unhesitating |
| Antonyms: | late, negligent, slow, tardy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rapid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very quick |
| Synonyms: | accelerated, active, agile, breakneck, brisk, double time, expeditious, express, fast, fleet, flying, hasty, hurried, lively, mercurial, nimble, on the double*, precipitate, prompt, ready, speedy, spry, swift, winged, expeditive, fleet of foot, in nothing flat, light-footed, like a house on fire, quick as a wink, quickened, really rolling, screaming |
| Notes: | a turbulent, rock-obstructed river area is rapid(s) and steep rapids make a cataract |
| Antonyms: | languishing, leisurely, slack, slow |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rousing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stirring |
| Synonyms: | active, alert, animated, astir, bright, brisk, buoyant, busy, dashing, energetic, enthusiastic, frisky, industrious, jumping, lively, peppy*, perky, refreshing, snappy, spirited, spry, stimulating, vigorous, zippy*, bouncy, bustling, buzzing, chirpy, full of pep, hyper |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | speedy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fast, quick |
| Synonyms: | accelerated, agile, breakneck, brisk, expeditious, express, fleet, hasty, headlong, hurried, immediate, lissome, lively, nimble, precipitate, prompt, rapid, ready, snappy, summary, swift, winged, alacritous, harefooted, quick-fire, rapid-fire, supersonic, ultrasonic |
| Antonyms: | delayed, tardy, halted, slowed |
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