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Synonyms & Antonyms for vigorous
Synonyms
dynamic, energetic, flush, gingery, lusty, peppy, red-blooded, robust, vital
Antonyms
dull, lethargic, listless, sluggish, torpid
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Once again, however, Fisch and the Cleveland Orchestra brought this familiar score to new and vivid life with a reading that was alternately vigorous, muscular, tender, and wistful. — cleveland.com, "Familiar works enjoy new life on revelatory night with Cleveland Orchestra," 12 Aug. 2019 There’s precious little negative space on this sometimes vigorous, sometimes exhausting album; listening to it is a lot like living inside a snare drum during a marching band’s halftime performance. — Jon Caramanica, New York Times, "NF Has the No. 1 Album in the Country, and He Sounds Miserable," 7 Aug. 2019 At least 150 minutes of moderate intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity each week are recommended guidelines, according to the National Institute for Health. — Allen Kim, CNN, "Want to avoid an early death? Get moving, a study says," 22 Aug. 2019 But activists over the past few months had waged a vigorous campaign to change public opinion. — Vivian Wang, New York Times, "Driver’s Licenses for the Undocumented Are Approved in Win for Progressives," 17 June 2019 For years, the public could not see any video evidence from body cameras or dash cams until the close of an investigation while the shooting faced vigorous protests and scrutiny from residents, community activists and civil liberties groups. — Nicholas Rondinone, courant.com, "With deadly Hartford police shooting, investigators break tradition of secrecy, publish body camera footage," 5 Aug. 2019 Haftar vowed to take the city in 48 hours, but roughly four months later, the offensive remains bogged down by a vigorous defense by factions allied with the Government of National Accord. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, "Libya civil war and natural resources attract mix of nations," 2 Aug. 2019 On the other hand, an overall sense of the country’s vigorous, can-do attitude in the first decades of the 20th century is palpable. — Katherine A. Powers, WSJ, "‘Deep River’ Review: In the Heart of the Forest Primeval," 28 June 2019 This was vintage Bumgarner in every way — dominant on the mound, vigorous in trying to stay in the game, blunt in answering questions. — Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, "Giants’ Madison Bumgarner sparkles, Donovan Solano gets decisive hit in 16-inning win," 19 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'vigorous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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