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Synonyms & Antonyms for vigor
Synonyms
beans, bounce, brio, dash, drive, dynamism, energy, esprit, gas, get-up-and-go, ginger, go, gusto, hardihood, juice, life, moxie, oomph, pep, punch, sap, snap, starch, verve, vim, vinegar, vitality, zing, zip
Antonyms
lethargy, listlessness, sluggishness, torpidity
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Judges select these plants for their vigor, bloom power, staying power, strong production and disease resistance, all of which are considered improvements over what’s out there. — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, "The Hoosier Gardener: All-America Selections demonstrate their beauty," 9 Aug. 2019 For now, Democratic charges that Trump is supposedly like no other president in his callousness are ignored because Trump’s booming economy is factually like no other recent president’s in its vigor. — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, "The Economy, Father of Us All," 23 July 2019 But some have also taken not-so-subtle digs at Biden while highlighting their own vigor. — Michael Collins, USA TODAY, "Trump vs. Biden in Iowa: Septuagenarian rivals try to demonstrate vigor in head-to-head stops," 17 Apr. 2019 True, most of the fathers of the Movement did not write in polished Hebrew, but their thinking was polished, and nothing of their analytical vigor has been lost. — Amos Oz, Harper's magazine, "Setting the World to Rights," 10 Apr. 2019 This last freedom, in particular, Hongkongers exercise frequently, with vigor and, sometimes, to the effect of political change. — Antony Dapiran, CNN, "City of dissent: Hong Kong has a proud tradition of protesting to protect its unique identity," 14 June 2019 Maybe not, according to a new study that says dinosaurs still had plenty of vim and vigor leading up to the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous period. — Michael Greshko, National Geographic, "Would dinosaurs have died without an asteroid strike? Here's the science.," 6 Mar. 2019 Therefore, the raw fish in this dish symbolizes of abundance, prosperity, good fortune, and vigor. — Simone Tong, Bon Appetit, "3 Recipes from Simone Tong’s Chinese New Year Menu," 12 Feb. 2018 Our stamina and vigor will encourage us all to fight back against the patriarchy and forces that aim to suppress our desires. — Teen Vogue, "This Week's Horoscopes: April 7-13," 7 Apr. 2013These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'vigor.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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