✅ Paradise refers to a place that offers happiness, delight, or bliss (The spa was a complete paradise).

✅ Utopia refers to an ideal, imagined place, especially one which is politically or socially perfect (We’re not living in a utopia where everyone has the same opportunities).

✅ Paradise particularly suggests a heavenly environment, whereas utopia suggests a place that has a perfect political or social system.

✅ Both words can also refer to more mundane environments that are in some way perfect, ideal, or fun within a specific context (The store was a musician’s paradise; This is utopia for anyone who likes sports).

✅ Scrappy describes a person who tends to argue or will fight with spirit and determination despite obstacles (Our team might not be the most skilled, but we’re all dedicated and pretty scrappy).

✅ Eristic describes a person who likes controversy or who likes to argue for the sake of it (She wrote an eristic reply to my suggestions).

✅ Both words can also describe behaviors or instances of arguing or fighting.

✅ Scrappy is a pretty informal word, whereas eristic is both uncommon and formal. Split the difference with words like argumentative and contentious!

✅ Slowness refers to the state of moving in a lazy, relaxed, or gradual way, with delays or without usual speed (The slowness of my computer was frustrating).

✅ Lethargy refers to the state of being sleepy, listless, or without energy (For me, a sense of lethargy sets in at the end of the week).

✅ Slowness refers specifically to movement or pace (The slowness of her walk suggested that she was sore from the hike).

✅ Lethargy is more general, and it can be used to imply laziness, but it more precisely suggests a lack of energy (I try getting outside to combat feelings of lethargy).