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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fresh |
| Synonyms: | brisk, dashing, exceptional, new, remarkable, swift, vigorous |
| Main Entry: | enterprising |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | resourceful, energetic |
| Synonyms: | active, advancing, adventurous, aggressive, alert, ambitious, aspiring, audacious, bold, busy, coming on strong, craving, daring, dashing, diligent, driving, eager, enthusiastic, go-ahead, go-go, gumptious, hard ball, hardworking, hungry, hustling, industrious, intrepid, itching, keen, lively, lusting, peppy, progressive, pushing, ready, self-starting, snappy, spanking, spark plug, spirited, stirring, take-over, up-and-coming, venturesome, vigorous, yearning, zealous, zippy |
| Antonyms: | inactive, passive, unadventurous, unambitious, unenthused, unimaginative, unresourceful |
| Main Entry: | fresh |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | refreshing to the senses |
| Synonyms: | bracing, bright, brisk, clean, clear, colorful, cool, crisp, definite, fair, invigorating, not stale, pure, quick, sharp, spanking, sparkling, stiff, stimulating, sweet, uncontaminated, unpolluted, vivid |
| Antonyms: | stale, tired |
| Main Entry: | good |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasant, fine |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, ace*, admirable, agreeable, bad, boss*, bully, capital, choice, commendable, congenial, crack*, deluxe, excellent, exceptional, favorable, first-class, first-rate, gnarly, gratifying, great, honorable, marvelous, neat*, nice, pleasing, positive, precious, prime, rad, recherché, reputable, satisfactory, satisfying, select, shipshape, sound, spanking, splendid, sterling, stupendous, super, super-eminent, super-excellent, superb, superior, tip-top, up to snuff, valuable, welcome, wonderful, worthy |
| Notes: | using good as an adverb in place of well ("she dances real good," "he did good") is nonstandard usage - so, it would be best to say "she dances very well," "he did well" well is an adverb to describe an activity; good is an adjective to describe a condition or state |
| Antonyms: | bad, detestable, disagreeable, unpleasant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | potent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | effective, powerful, forceful |
| Synonyms: | almighty, authoritative, ball of fire, cogent, commanding, compelling, convincing, dominant, dynamic, efficacious, forcible, full-bodied, go-getter, great, gutsy, impressive, influential, lusty, mighty, persuasive, powerhouse, puissant, punchy, robust, spanking, stiff, strong, sturdy, telling, trenchant, useful, vigorous |
| Antonyms: | disabled, fragile, helpless, impotent, incapable, ineffective, weak |
| Main Entry: | smart |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brisk, lively |
| Synonyms: | active, bold, brazen, cracking, energetic, forward, good, jaunty, nervy, pert, quick, saucy, scintillating, spanking, spirited, sprightly, vigorous |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, lethargic, slow |
| Main Entry: | swift |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very fast |
| Synonyms: | abrupt, alacritous, barrelling, breakneck, cracking, double-quick, expeditious, express, fleet, fleet-footed, flying, hasty, headlong, hurried, in nothing flat, like crazy, like mad, nimble, on the double, precipitate, prompt, pronto, quick, rapid, ready, screaming, shaking a leg, short, short-lived, snappy, spanking, speedball, speedy, sudden, supersonic, unexpected, winged |
| Antonyms: | delayed, slow, sluggish |
| Main Entry: | vigorous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | energetic, powerful |
| Synonyms: | active, athletic, ball of fire, bouncing, brisk, dashing, driving, dynamic, effective, efficient, enterprising, exuberant, flourishing, forceful, forcible, hale, hard-driving, hardy, healthy, hearty, intense, lively, lusty, mettlesome, peppy, persuasive, potent, red-blooded, robust, rugged, snappy, sound, spanking, spirited, steamroller, strapping, strenuous, strong, strong as an ox, sturdy, take-charge, take-over, tough, vital, zealous, zippy |
| Notes: | rigorous means demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; vigorous means strong and active physically or mentally |
| Antonyms: | enervated, idle, impotent, inactive, lethargic, weak |
| Main Entry: | whipping |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beating |
| Synonyms: | caning, flogging, licking, pasting, pounding, pummeling, punishment, spanking, tanning, thrashing, trouncing, walloping |
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