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| Main Entry: | effervescent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fizzing, foaming |
| Synonyms: | airy, boiling, bubbling, bubbly, elastic, expansive, frothy, resilient, sparkling, volatile, bouncy, carbonated, fermenting, frothing |
| Antonyms: | flat, stale |
| Main Entry: | effervescent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enthusiastic, vivacious |
| Synonyms: | animated, brash, bubbly, buoyant, ebullient, excited, exhilarated, exuberant, gleeful, happy, high-spirited, hilarious, irrepressible, jolly, joyous, lively, merry, mirthful, sprightly, vital, bouncy, in high spirits, zingy |
| Antonyms: | dull, inactive, serious, sober, unenthusiastic |
| Main Entry: | boisterous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | noisy and mischievous |
| Synonyms: | clamorous, disorderly, effervescent, impetuous, loud, obstreperous, rambunctious, raucous, riotous, rollicking, rowdy, strident, tumultous/tumultuous, unrestrained, unruly, uproarious, vociferous, wild, bouncy, brawling, vociferant |
| Antonyms: | calm, quiet, restrained, silent |
| Main Entry: | brash |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impulsive, brazen |
| Synonyms: | audacious, bold, cheeky*, cocksure, cocky*, effervescent, flip, foolhardy, forward, hasty, headlong, heedless, hotheaded, ill-advised, impertinent, impetuous, impolitic, impudent, incautious, inconsiderate, indiscreet, insolent, madcap, maladroit, nervy, precipitate, presuming, presumptuous, pushing, rash, reckless, rude, self-assertive, tactless, thoughtless, uppity, vivacious, brazenfaced, self-asserting, undiplomatic, untactful |
| Antonyms: | afraid, careful, cautious, discreet, fearful, reserved |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | capricious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | given to sudden behavior change |
| Synonyms: | arbitrary, careless, contrary, crotchety, effervescent, erratic, every which way*, fanciful, fickle, fitful, flaky*, flighty, freakish, helter-skelter*, impulsive, inconstant, kinky*, mercurial, moody, mutable, odd, picky*, punchy*, queer, quirky, temperamental, ticklish, unpredictable, unreasonable, unstable, variable, volatile, wayward, whimsical, any way the wind blows, blowing hot and cold, changeful, gaga, humorsome, lubricious, notional, up and down, vagarious, yo-yo |
| Antonyms: | constant, dependable, sensible, staid, steadfast, steady |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cheerful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy |
| Synonyms: | airy, animated, blithe, bright, buoyant, cheery, chipper, contented, effervescent, enthusiastic, gay, glad, good-humored, good-natured, hearty, high, hilarious, hopeful, jaunty, jocund, jolly, joyful, lighthearted, lively, merry, optimistic, peppy, perky, pleasant, roseate, rosy, sanguine, snappy, sparkling, sprightly, sunny, up*, upbeat, vivacious, winsome, zippy, bouncy, bucked, chirpy, enlivening, full of pep, gladsome, in good spirits, in high spirits, sunny side up, zappy, zingy |
| Antonyms: | cheerless, depressed, gloomy, grave, heavy, melancholy, sad, serious, unhappy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ebullient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enthusiastic |
| Synonyms: | agitated, brash, buoyant, chipper*, effervescent, effusive, elated, excited, exhilarated, exuberant, frothy*, gushing, high-spirited, irrepressible, vivacious, zippy*, bouncy, chirpy, in high spirits, zestful |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, disinterested, unenthusiastic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flighty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fickle, irresponsible |
| Synonyms: | capricious, changeable, dizzy*, effervescent, empty-headed, featherbrained*, frivolous, giddy, harebrained*, impetuous, impulsive, inconstant, lightheaded, lively, mercurial, scatterbrained, silly, thoughtless, unbalanced, unstable, unsteady, volatile, whimsical, wild, airheaded, birdbrained, bubbleheaded, dingbat, dingdong, gaga, twit |
| Antonyms: | responsible |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | foamy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bubbly |
| Synonyms: | barmy, boiling, creamy, ebullient, effervescent, fizzy, frothy, simmering, burbling, carbonated, fermented, lathery, scummy, seething, spumescent, spumous, spumy, sudsy, yeasty |
| Antonyms: | flat |
| Main Entry: | joyful/joyous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy |
| Synonyms: | cheerful, cheery, delighted, ecstatic, effervescent, elated, enjoyable, expansive, festive, flying*, gay, glad, high*, jubilant, lighthearted, merry, overjoyed, pleased, pleasurable, rapturous, satisfied, sunny*, transported, upbeat, blithesome, enraptured, gladsome, gratified, heartening, high as a kite, popping, sunny-side up |
| Antonyms: | sad, sorrowful, unhappy, woeful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lighthearted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | carefree, untroubled |
| Synonyms: | blithe, bright, buoyant, cheerful, effervescent, expansive, frolicsome, gay, glad, gleeful, happy, happy-go-lucky*, high-spirited, insouciant, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous, laid-back, lively, merry, playful, resilient, spirited, sprightly, sunny, upbeat, vivacious, volatile, blithesome, feelgood, lightsome |
| Antonyms: | depressed, troubled, upset, worried, heavy-hearted |
* = 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: | mercurial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | flighty, temperamental |
| Synonyms: | buoyant, capricious, changeable, effervescent, elastic, erratic, expansive, fickle, flaky, flip*, gay, impulsive, inconstant, irregular, irrepressible, lighthearted, lively, mad, mobile, movable, resilient, spirited, sprightly, ticklish, unpredictable, unstable, up-and-down*, variable, volatile, blowing hot and cold, bubbleheaded, fluctuating, gaga, lubricious, quicksilver, short-fuse, yo-yo |
| Antonyms: | calm, tranquil, unchangeable, unvarying, unperturbable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | resilient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bouncy, flexible |
| Synonyms: | airy, buoyant, effervescent, elastic, expansive, hardy, irrepressible, plastic, pliable, springy, strong, supple, tough, volatile, quick to recover, rebounding, rolling with punches, rubbery, snapping back, stretchy |
| Antonyms: | hard, inflexible, rigid, stiff |
| Main Entry: | spirited |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lively, vivacious |
| Synonyms: | active, alert, animate, animated, ardent, audacious, avid, bold, brave, bright, burning, courageous, dauntless, eager, effervescent, energetic, enthusiastic, fearless, fiery, game, gritty, gutsy*, high-spirited, hot, intrepid, jumping, keen, mettlesome, nervy, passionate, peppery, peppy, plucky, resolute, sharp, snappy, sparkling, sprightly, spunky, vigorous, zealous, zippy*, bouncy, chirpy, full of life, gingery, hyper, rocking, zappy, zesty, zingy |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, depressed, dispirited, lazy, lethargic, unhappy, unlively |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vivacious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lively, spirited |
| Synonyms: | active, alert, animate, animated, brash, breezy, bubbling, cheerful, ebullient, effervescent, exuberant, frolicsome, gay, happy, high-spirited, jolly, jumping, keen, lighthearted, merry, playful, scintillating, sparkling, sportive, sprightly, swinging, upbeat, vibrant, vital, bouncy, full of life, rocking, zesty |
| Antonyms: | boring, dispirited, dull, unattractive, unhappy |
| Main Entry: | volatile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | explosive, changeable |
| Synonyms: | airy, buoyant, capricious, effervescent, elastic, elusive, ephemeral, erratic, expansive, fickle, fleeting, flighty, flippant, frivolous, fugitive, gaseous, gay, giddy, impermanent, inconsistent, inconstant, light, lively, mercurial, momentary, playful, resilient, short-lived, sprightly, subtle, temperamental, ticklish, transient, transitory, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, up-and-down, vaporous, variable, whimsical, fugacious, imponderable, lubricious |
| Antonyms: | calm, firm, stable, steadfast |
| Main Entry: | gaseous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | vaporous |
| Synonyms: | effervescent, aeriform |
| Main Entry: | joyful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy |
| Synonyms: | cheerful, cheery, delighted, ecstatic, effervescent, elated, enjoyable, expansive, festive, flying, gay, glad, high, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyous, jubilant, lighthearted, merry, overjoyed, pleased, pleasurable, rapturous, satisfied, sunny, transported, upbeat, blithesome, doing handsprings, enraptured, flipping, gladsome, gratified, heartening, popping |
| Antonyms: | miserable, sad |
| Main Entry: | bubbly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sparkling |
| Synonyms: | bubbling, effervescent, fizzy, aerated, carbonated, gassy, spumante |
| Antonyms: | flat, still |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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