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| Main Entry: | zip |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | enthusiasm, energy |
| Synonyms: | drive, go*, gusto, life, liveliness, oomph*, pep, pizzazz*, punch, sparkle, spirit, verve, vigor, vim, vitality, zest, zing*, brio, get-up-and-go |
| Antonyms: | apathy, idleness, laziness, lethargy, enervation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | zip |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move about quickly |
| Synonyms: | bustle, dash, flash, fly, hasten, hurry, run, rush, shoot, speed, tear, waltz, whisk, whiz, zoom |
| Antonyms: | decelerate, slow |
| Main Entry: | animation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | liveliness; activity |
| Synonyms: | élan, action, ardor, bounce, buoyancy, dash, ebullience, elation, energy, enthusiasm, esprit, excitement, exhilaration, fervor, gaiety, life, oomph*, passion, pep*, sparkle, spirit, verve, vigor, vim, vitality, vivacity, zap*, zeal, zest, zing*, zip*, brio, briskness, dynamism, high spirits, sprightliness, vibrancy |
| Antonyms: | discouragement, dullness, inactivity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bounce |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spring |
| Synonyms: | animation, bound, elasticity, energy, give, go, life, liveliness, pep, rebound, recoil, resilience, vigor, vitality, vivacity, zip, dynamism, springiness |
| Main Entry: | breeze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work quickly through task |
| Synonyms: | cruise, flit, glide, hurry, move, pass, sail, sally, skim, slide, slip, sweep, trip, waltz, zip |
| Main Entry: | cipher |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | zero; nothingness |
| Synonyms: | blank, naught, nil, nobody, nonentity, nothing, nullity, squat, zilch, zip, diddly squat, goose egg, insignificancy, nada, nought, zippo, zot |
| Main Entry: | flair |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | talent, style |
| Synonyms: | ability, accomplishment, aptitude, bent, chic, dash, elegance, faculty, feel, genius, gift, glamour, head, knack, mastery, panache, pizzazz*, presence, shine*, splash*, taste, turn, zip*, aptness |
| Notes: | flair is a natural talent or distinctive and stylish elegance while a flare (noun) is a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate - flare (verb) means to burn brightly or to erupt or intensify suddenly |
| Antonyms: | inability, incapacity, ineptitude, ineptness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flutter, move rapidly |
| Synonyms: | dance, dart, flash, fleet, flicker, float, fly, hover, hurry, pass, run, rush, sail, scud*, skim, speed, sweep, whisk, whiz, wing, zip |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hotfoot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hurry |
| Synonyms: | barrel*, bolt, burn rubber*, clip, dart, dash, fly, gallop, hurtle, race, run, scoot*, speed, sprint, streak, tear*, zip*, zoom, boogie, go like a bat out of hell, hightail it, make haste |
| Antonyms: | dawdle |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hurry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | act, move speedily |
| Synonyms: | accelerate, barrel, beeline*, breeze, bullet, burst, bustle, dash, dig in, drive, expedite, fleet, flit, fly, goad, haste, hasten, hustle, jog, nip, push, quicken, race, rip, rocket, roll, run, rush, sally, scoot, scurry, smoke, speed, spur, urge, whirl, whisk, whiz, zip, be quick, bestir, get a move on, go like lightning, hurry up, lose no time, make haste, make short work of, make time, make tracks, shake a leg, speed up, step on gas, step on it, turn on steam, whish |
| Antonyms: | dally, dawdle, delay, procrastinate, rest, slow, stall, wait |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | nobody/nonentity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person of little importance |
| Synonyms: | cipher, lightweight*, menial, nix*, nothing, parvenu*, squirt*, upstart, wimp*, zero*, zip, insignificancy, small potato |
| Antonyms: | somebody |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | oomph |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | energy |
| Synonyms: | animation, ardor, dash, drive, effectiveness, endurance, exertion, fire, force, fortitude, go, hardihood, initiative, intensity, juice, life, liveliness, might, moxie*, muscle, pep, pizzazz, pluck, potency, power, punch, spirit, stamina, steam, strength, vigor, vim, virility, vitality, zeal, zest, zing, zip, birr, forcefulness, get-up-and-go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pep |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | vim, vigor |
| Synonyms: | animation, bang, energy, go, gusto, hardihood, life, liveliness, moxie*, potency, punch*, push, snap*, spirit, starch*, tuck*, verve, vitality, vivacity, zip*, birr, get-up-and-go, high spirits |
| Antonyms: | apathy, lethargy, inactivity, lifelessness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pizzazz |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | energy; flamboyance |
| Synonyms: | élan, ability, animation, aptitude, bounce, dash, drive, effectiveness, fire, force, gift, hustle, intensity, juice, knack, life, liveliness, moxie*, muscle, oomph*, panache, pep, pluck, potency, power, presence, punch, push, shine*, spirit, splash*, spunk, stamina, vim, virility, vitality, vivacity, zeal, zest, zing, zip*, forcefulness, get-up-and-go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | potency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | effectiveness |
| Synonyms: | authority, capability, capacity, command, control, dominion, efficacy, efficiency, energy, force, go*, hardihood, influence, juice*, kick*, might, moxie*, muscle*, pep, potential, power, puissance, punch, sinew*, snap, sock*, steam*, strength, sway, vigor, virtue, zap*, zing*, zip*, birr, what it takes |
| Antonyms: | disability, weakness, impotency, ineffectiveness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | scamper |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | run, dash |
| Synonyms: | bolt, dart, flee, fly, hasten, hie, hurry, light out, make off, race, romp, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shoot, skedaddle*, skip, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whip, zip*, rush off, speed away |
| Antonyms: | stroll |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | scoot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hurry |
| Synonyms: | accelerate, beeline*, bolt, clear out, dart, dash, expedite, fly, hasten, hustle, move, race, run, rush, scamper, scurry, skedaddle, speed, split, spur, vamoose, whiz, zip, be quick, get a move on, go like lightning, hurry up, make haste, make time, make tracks, move fast, shake a leg, step on it |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | scurry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move along swiftly |
| Synonyms: | barrel, bustle, dart, dash, dust, fly, hasten, hurry, race, rip, run, rush, scamper, scoot, scud, scuttle, shoot, skim, sprint, tear, whirl, whisk, zip*, hop along, scutter, step along |
| Antonyms: | dawdle, loaf, walk |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | skedaddle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flee |
| Synonyms: | blow*, bolt, clear out, dart, dash, decamp, expedite, fly, hasten, hurry, hustle, leave, move, race, run, rush, scamper, scat, scoot, scurry, speed, split, spur, take off, vamoose, whiz, zip, fly the coop, get a move on, go like lightning, hightail it, hurry up, make haste, make oneself scarce, make time, make tracks, move fast, shake a leg, step on it |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sparkle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | glitter, shine |
| Synonyms: | élan, animation, dash, dazzle, flash, flicker, gaiety, gleam, glimmer, glint, glitz, glow, life, panache, radiance, shimmer, show, spark, spirit, twinkle, vim, vitality, vivacity, zap*, zip*, brilliance, coruscation, scintillation |
| Antonyms: | dullness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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