What are some opposite words for briskness?
Antonyms for brisknessbrisk·ness
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term briskness.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
briskness
Liveliness and sprightliness are pleasant and commendable; smartness is a limited and showy acuteness or shrewdness, usually with unfavorable suggestion; pertness and sauciness are these qualities overdone, and regardless of the respect due to superiors. Impertinence and impudence may be gross and stupid; pertness and sauciness are always vivid and keen. Compare IMPUDENCE.
Antonyms:
bashfulness, demureness, diffidence, humility, modesty, shynessSynonyms:
boldness, flippancy, forwardness, impertinence, impudence, liveliness, pertness, sauciness, smartness, sprightliness
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Princeton's WordNet
alacrity, briskness, smartnessnoun
liveliness and eagerness
"he accepted with alacrity"; "the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him"
Synonyms:
smart, stylishness, alacrity, chichi, chicness, smartness, last word, brightness, chic, smarting, swank, modishness, cleverness
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#22457 | humility | |
#33716 | modesty | |
#50191 | shyness | |
#174555 | diffidence | |
#281008 | bashfulness |
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