exuberance

[ig-zoo-ber-uhns] / ɪgˈzu bər əns /

NOUN

energy, enthusiasm

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ardor buoyancy eagerness ebullience excitement exhilaration fervor high spirits spirit vigor vitality zest

STRONG

abandon animation bounce cheerfulness effervescence friskiness gayness juice life liveliness pep pepper sprightliness zip

WEAK

get up and go

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathy coolness depression discouragement disinterest dullness indifference lethargy

STRONG

inactivity

WEAK

insufficiency lack lifelessness need want

NOUN

profusion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

richness

STRONG

abundance affluence copiousness effusiveness exaggeration excessiveness fulsomeness lavishness lushness luxuriance plenitude plenty prodigality superabundance superfluity teemingness

Antonyms

STRONG

lack need scarcity want

WEAK

discouragement insufficiency lifelessness

Example Sentences

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One career is nearing its end while the other career is in ascension, but both should be acknowledged for the exuberance they bring to the game.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

As with his mum, dad and other siblings, the strategy has been to keep calm and carry on, and Cruz is going about the business of music with an air of exuberance and fun.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Retail exuberance is as buoyant as it could be.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

Camp vulnerability and country vibes mingle in a mashup of queer exuberance and Marie Antoinette libertinism: between songs, Roan waves a pink feather fan.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

And what it was about Lelia that I desired and feared came partly through his bloodline running through her, the openness and exuberance and all that hard focus she could sometimes call up.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

exuberance

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