| Main Entry: | refresh |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make like new; give new life |
Synonyms: |
brace, breathe new life into, bring around, brush up, cheer, cool, enliven, exhilarate, freshen, inspirit, jog, modernize, prod, prompt, quicken, reanimate, recreate, regain, reinvigorate, rejuvenate, renovate, repair, replenish, restore, resuscitate, revitalize, revive, revivify, stimulate, update, vivify |
Antonyms: |
damage, ruin |
| Main Entry: | refreshing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | new; rejuvenating |
Synonyms: |
bracing, cooling, different, energizing, exhilarating, fresh, invigorating, novel, original, restorative, restoring, revitalizing, revivifying, stimulating, thirst-quenching, unique |
| Main Entry: | air |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put into the atmosphere; freshen |
Synonyms: |
aerate, aerify, air-condition, circulate, cool, eject, expel, expose, fan, open, oxygenate, purify, refresh, ventilate |
Antonyms: |
close up, hide |
| Main Entry: | balmy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | comfortable with respect to weather |
Synonyms: |
mild, moderate, moist, pleasant, refreshing, summerlike, summery, temperate, tropical |
Antonyms: |
cool, inclement, wintery |
| Main Entry: | benign |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mild, especially describing weather |
Synonyms: |
auspicious, balmy, bright, favorable, fortunate, gentle, healthful, propitious, refreshing, temperate, warm |
| Notes: | benign refers to a trait or characteristic; benignant to a tendency or disposition |
Antonyms: |
bad, severe |
| Main Entry: | bracing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brisk; exhilarating |
Synonyms: |
animating, chilly, cool, crisp, energizing, exhilarative, fortifying, fresh, invigorating, lively, quickening, refreshing, restorative, reviving, rousing, stimulating, stimulative, tonic, vigorous |
Antonyms: |
debilitating, exhausting, tiring |
| Main Entry: | comfort |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make to feel better |
Synonyms: |
abate, aid, allay, alleviate, ameliorate, assist, assuage, bolster, buck up, calm, cheer, commiserate with, compose, condole, confirm, console, delight, divert, ease, encourage, enliven, free, gladden, grant respite, hearten, help, inspirit, invigorate, lighten burden, make well, mitigate, nourish, put at ease, quiet fears, reanimate, reassure, refresh, relieve, remedy, revitalize, revive, salve, soften, solace, soothe, strengthen, stroke, succor, support, sustain, sympathize, uphold, upraise |
Antonyms: |
aggravate, annoy, bother, distress, exasperate, hurt, irritate, provoke, torment, torture, trouble, vex |
| Main Entry: | comforting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cheering |
Synonyms: |
abating, allaying, alleviating, analeptic, assuaging, consolatory, consoling, curing, encouraging, freeing, health-giving, heart-warming, inspiriting, invigorating, lightening, mitigating, reassuring, refreshing, relieving, remedying, restoring, revitalizing, revivifying, softening, solacing, soothing, succoring, sustaining, tranquilizing, upholding, warming |
Antonyms: |
aggravating, depressing, dispiriting, distressing, disturbing, irritating, upsetting, worrying |
| Main Entry: | cool |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cold, nippy |
Synonyms: |
air-conditioned, algid, arctic, biting, chill, chilled, chilling, chilly, coldish, frigid, frore, frosty, gelid, hawkish, nipping, refreshing, refrigerated, shivery, snappy, wintry |
Antonyms: |
hot, temperate, warm |
| Main Entry: | crisp |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fresh, chilly |
Synonyms: |
bracing, brisk, clear, cloudless, invigorating, refreshing, stimulating |
Antonyms: |
temperate, warm |